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New York Yankees Thread (THIS THING OF OURS) (pg. 51)
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| southbound24 |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
not the players fault that george pays them crazy amounts of money. they didn't sign a contract saying they would be close to god-like. too much pressure in nyc if you ask me |
o stop with the too much pressure, all of us here have jobs that we get paid for meeting certain expectations, we all live in NYC and all have pressure, thats a small price to pay for playing in the greatest place in the world, behind the most passionate, intelligent fans, in other words too bad |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by phoenixBEBE
yes steven...
omg Drew laughed his ass OFF when he saw that...he kept replaying it using the DVR :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:
but u know...even tho the Yanks lost and ...still a crazy, exciting game to watch tho...the hope is what keeps ppl riveted to their seats, and eyes glued to the tv screen... |
Yep and we will get through this bad patch....Sox got hammered yesterday and Josh Beckett is ed so it aint all bad.... |
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| phoenixBEBE |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
Yep and we will get through this bad patch....Sox got hammered yesterday and Josh Beckett is ed so it aint all bad.... |
yay ok then |
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| yankeeBaby |
YEAH YANKEES FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! got drunk with the rents at the bar with a buncha yankee fans (thank ing god I am BACK in manhattan and outta queens where most people are mets fans!!!) WHAT a fun night and its about friggin time!!!
JETER FTW AS USUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :whip: :whip: :whip:
c'mon yanks, does jeter have to do everything????
*edit: nice job by the rookie pitcher ;) |
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| phoenixBEBE |
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
JETER FTW AS USUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :whip: :whip: :whip:
c'mon yanks, does jeter have to do everything????
*edit: nice job by the rookie pitcher ;) |
yea tyler clippard was pretty good...and he could HIT too!!~ not too shabby at all. Drew was commenting that he could see the pimples on the guys' face. rofl (not that it matters. what mattered was his strikeouts...jose reyes in the first inning...NICEEE)
Posada was great as usual..hiphip jorge :D |
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| steven-neil |
| I went to say goodbye to a friend of mine in Florida today and I got some real bad news...Apparently Giambi's contract is going to be terminated because of the whole steroid thing..Can anyone enlighten me.. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
I went to say goodbye to a friend of mine in Florida today and I got some real bad news...Apparently Giambi's contract is going to be terminated because of the whole steroid thing..Can anyone enlighten me.. |
Probably bull . It's just hype. From what i hear they need to prove he actually used steroids when he was on the yankees. Obviously i don't know the language of his contract, so its all speculation. But remember, this happened two years ago also.
I wish he would get the boot. I don't like him, and it prevents the yankees from getting a solid first baseman. |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Probably bull . It's just hype. From what i hear they need to prove he actually used steroids when he was on the yankees. Obviously i don't know the language of his contract, so its all speculation. But remember, this happened two years ago also.
I wish he would get the boot. I don't like him, and it prevents the yankees from getting a solid first baseman. |
First of all I'm a big fan of Giambi,,,secondly it wasn't bull...JerZ,,it was on espn.com,,check it out..My friend printed it out for me....Giambi used steroids because of bad advice from people higher up than himself,,the steroids actually made him sick...Read it and tell me what you think... |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
First of all I'm a big fan of Giambi,,,secondly it wasn't bull...JerZ,,it was on espn.com,,check it out..My friend printed it out for me....Giambi used steroids because of bad advice from people higher up than himself,,the steroids actually made him sick...Read it and tell me what you think... |
the story wasn't bull , it's a bull story. There's no way his contract is going to be voided. I heard about the USA today & ESPN stories, all i was saying is that it's just hype that anything will actually happen.
I respect that you like giambi, but realistically, he's preventing the yankees from getting a good all around first baseman. We have to platoon two mediocre players at first because we don't want to invest anymore at first base.
Im not sure if you watched the playoffs from two years ago, but i remember giambi couldn't throw the ball from first to home plate. He is awful on defense. (I should probably let you know im a huge fan of small ball: defense, stealing bases, bunts, etc...) It pains me to say this, but Jose Reyes (the model small ball player) is going to be the best player in the majors next year, if he isn't already. The only player i will say is better than Reyes right now is AROD. |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
the story wasn't bull , it's a bull story. There's no way his contract is going to be voided. I heard about the USA today & ESPN stories, all i was saying is that it's just hype that anything will actually happen.
I respect that you like giambi, but realistically, he's preventing the yankees from getting a good all around first baseman. We have to platoon two mediocre players at first because we don't want to invest anymore at first base.
Im not sure if you watched the playoffs from two years ago, but i remember giambi couldn't throw the ball from first to home plate. He is awful on defense. (I should probably let you know im a huge fan of small ball: defense, stealing bases, bunts, etc...) It pains me to say this, but Jose Reyes (the model small ball player) is going to be the best player in the majors next year, if he isn't already. The only player i will say is better than Reyes right now is AROD. |
I cant see how you come to that conclusion..Giambi is solid and isnt preventing us from getting anyone and I'd like to hear your argument.The Yankees went through a million first basemen last season whilst Jason was DH'ing and scoring runs... |
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| yankeeBaby |
| Well, I know that he made a public apology yesterday for using the stuff, but I havent heard anything conclusive about his contract. But, he did play tonight, so if his contract is going out, its being decided still, and is not in effect as of now. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
I cant see how you come to that conclusion..Giambi is solid and isnt preventing us from getting anyone and I'd like to hear your argument.The Yankees went through a million first basemen last season whilst Jason was DH'ing and scoring runs... |
I'm more concerned with the all around player. Giambi is like david ortiz in that he isn't an athlete; however, giambi isn't nearly as clutch or consistent as ortiz. Sure giambi can hit some bombs, but he strikes out a ton, he can't run the bases for , and even worse, he plays the field like a ten year old. Giambi's average has also fallen off since his first year as a yankee. In his last two years he had good OBP, but it was nothing compared to his final years with Oakland.
My point is that the yankees are spending 23 million a year on giambi. They aren't going to spend another 10 million on a solid first baseman. The one thing giambi does provide, is the opportunity to bring up a rookie, however, we don't have a solid minor league first baseman.
The problem now is that there are no solid first baseman on the FA market this offseason. The only real opportunity is to convert carlos guillen to first base full time. He is a solid option. |
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