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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Don Andrew]
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07/27/07 07:07 AM
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Yeah. So what I said about trusting Igawa over Mussina? Maybe notsomuch. I guess its a good thing that Hughes is *ready* to take over his spot in the rotation. I haven't completely given up on K-Iggy, but yeah, the Yankees and Japanese pitchers? Kind of a crappy trend. Hitters, good, Pitchers, bad. Okay. Keep him in AAA for the rest of the year. Get him mentally right for the MLB level. Otherwise, kudos on a 40+ million dollar bust, to the Yankee management, in the panic of the Hype-K signing. Oh, and since we've been rooting on the Red Sox to beat the Indians (puke), let's pray they decide to pick up Todd Helton (the rumors are back for the bajillionth time, almost as frequent as the "trade Manny" saga every year). Helton is a good talent, but has a horrible contract, and is on the decline at 33. Good luck Red Sox! Of course, we know all about first base albatrosses as well. Giambi is coming back soon (puke part deux). Still, we're 4.5 games out of the Wild Card, and Seattle is on a seven-game losing streak. If we can get back to good, we should be able to pick up those four games pretty quick. And lastly? De La Rosa, the pitcher for the Royals last night, has now pitched 11 consecutive scoreless innings against the Yankees... 
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Double-J]
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07/27/07 01:33 PM
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Actually, on second thought, forget it. I suspect we'd get some good-to-great prospects, depending on how much cash we throw in. Jair Jurrjens (AA), Dallas Trahern (AA), Eulogio De La Cruz (AA) Virgil Vasquez (AAA), Jordan Tata (AAA) are all nice prospects for the Yankees to acquire (I'm not familiar but those are the names I've heard).
Chris Britton has been lighting up AAA and deserves a chance at the set-up spot. Edwar Ramirez needs a spot too. So I wouldn't expect an MLB player back, except maybe Omar Infante (utility, .252, 2 HR) or Ryan Rayburn (3B/OF, .500, 10 RBI).
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Double-J]
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07/27/07 08:43 PM
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...just in from ESPN (courtesy of Buster Olney) - Kei Igawa is officially on the trading block, and "more than a few teams" are purportedly interested in the Japanese right hander.
Why would they want him? He's been a disaster. Yes, they want to give Hughes another Scranton start on Sunday, and then bring him up. That way he wouldn't have to start until the first week of August.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Double-J]
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07/31/07 07:32 AM
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I really have to say that I'm disappointed the Yankees are going to get Chamberlain up as well. He is projected to have even better stuff than Hughes, and they are thinking that a promotion to the Big Club would be the same as acquiring another reliever anyways. I don't like it. --- I can't believe this trade deadline could go by and Kyle Farnsworth is still in a Yankee uniform...and guess what? He's pissed that he isn't being utilized. Oh, poor Kyle. You silly fuckup. --- The only *real* trade I hear would be for Gagne. Apparently the Yankees want him bad. I just hope Melky is still a Yankee...
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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07/31/07 06:10 PM
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Pfft, bigger surprise?
Proctor is gone, and Farnsworthless still remains a Yankee, despite his hissy fit and schoolgirl antics with Posada this past weekend. I think that the entire locker room should have just beat the piss out of him.
The Red Sox sign Gagne...I guess this means we can forget the Wild Card. Although in retrospect (and listening to Sweeni Murty on WFAN), the Texans were totally unreasonable - they wanted Hughes, Chamberlain, or Tabata, and refused any offer that didn't include at least one of them. They basically tried to hold the Yankees hostage, and thankfully, Cashman didn't bite.
On the plus side, Betemit is a great pinch hitter, and should allow us to spell A-Rod and Jeter on defense, at least until Giambi returns full time.
Again, I think that one thing to remember is the Yankees are getting Hughes back, Giambi back, and likely Chamberlain will move up to assume the set-up role (or Mussina will be forced to the bullpen). So hopefully that cancels out the non-trades today.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Double-J]
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07/31/07 08:34 PM
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The Red Sox sign Gagne...I guess this means we can forget the Wild Card. Although in retrospect (and listening to Sweeni Murty on WFAN), the Texans were totally unreasonable - they wanted Hughes, Chamberlain, or Tabata, and refused any offer that didn't include at least one of them. They basically tried to hold the Yankees hostage, and thankfully, Cashman didn't bite. I agree. As much as it hurts to see Gagne go to Boston, at least the Yankees didn't get carried away and felt like they had to make a trade. I wouldn't have traded any of those guys either. I believe Gagne is a free agent at the end of the year so hopefully they can scoop him up then. Here's hoping Boston doesn't win the World Series!
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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08/01/07 07:08 PM
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I kept A-Rod out of my lineup today, so perhaps NOW he'll finally hit one out to get that #500 over with....... 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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08/01/07 09:39 PM
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So much for that strategy  Did I Anti-Jinx™ him??  Ties his 0-21 streak  -- I didn't jinx Jeter, tho! Nor Matsui yesterday... 
Last edited by J Geoff; 08/01/07 09:40 PM.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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