tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post9151978270664598301..comments2024-03-24T03:21:40.629-04:00Comments on The Greedy Pinstripes: Jake Peavy to the Yankees Rumor: Take w/ Grain of SaltDaniel Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-10280819709110541192014-12-23T14:38:40.134-05:002014-12-23T14:38:40.134-05:00It has to be on your end. I've had the issue o...It has to be on your end. I've had the issue once or twice but that's it. make sure below the comment where it says "reply as" that you're logged in or you're wasting your talents.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804643650522801129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-58538572200561723462014-12-23T13:59:51.396-05:002014-12-23T13:59:51.396-05:00May I take this hour to start swearing like a drun...May I take this hour to start swearing like a drunken sailor? It would take that long for me to finish?<br />I lost a fantastic comment for you that would have gotten me a News-Blog Award...maybe not!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-24624613182941952162014-12-23T10:10:32.675-05:002014-12-23T10:10:32.675-05:00Sell Sell SellSell Sell SellKen Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-16742466017264720592014-12-23T08:34:29.648-05:002014-12-23T08:34:29.648-05:00Be careful what you wish for. For every Mark Cuban...Be careful what you wish for. For every Mark Cuban there is 100 Jeffrey Loria's. <br /><br />And Reed, don't be so sure. Who saw them selling the YES Network to Fox? Not I, said Sam. They were making money hand over fist on the YES Network. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804643650522801129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-38242502500680344502014-12-23T01:01:09.218-05:002014-12-23T01:01:09.218-05:00KR I agree with you on that one, but my Dearest Fr...KR I agree with you on that one, but my Dearest Friend St. Patty has drank the Kool Aide and for him I am concerned. I am not sure if their is detox for Kool Aide drinkers, maybe I can look up in the phone book someone addicted to sugarKen Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-22103789897719297962014-12-22T23:05:31.852-05:002014-12-22T23:05:31.852-05:00From your lips to Gods ear, Ken H!
Sorry to say, ...From your lips to Gods ear, Ken H!<br /><br />Sorry to say, as long as he can make enough money out of the team...no sale in sight. This is one time I wish Madden was right. Boy how I do, I don't know about seeing the next WS if we just rebuild...2017 is a long way away! LOL.<br />Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-48632168580136094752014-12-22T22:36:57.700-05:002014-12-22T22:36:57.700-05:00I pray the Stein's sell the Yankees. Hal has b...I pray the Stein's sell the Yankees. Hal has been nothing short of a joke as an owner and it is evident to us die hard fans that he does not posses the love of the team like his dad. I want an owner like Mark Cuban who invests in his franchise no matter the cost. He is George's mini me. We can only pray for Hal to sellKen Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-78966567748338131632014-12-22T22:15:43.306-05:002014-12-22T22:15:43.306-05:00Here is something I finally found. I remembered re...Here is something I finally found. I remembered reading it a while back;<br /><br />Daily News’ Bill Madden Defends Yankees Story, Says Sale Buzz ‘More Than Just Rumors’ <br /><br />NEW YORK (WFAN) — Yankees fans were jolted by Thursday morning’s edition of the New York Daily News. <br />There it was on the front page: “BUY, BUY, GEORGE? YANKEES SALE RUMORS SWIRL.” On the back page, “The $3B QUESTION.”<br /> <br />Seriously? Could the Steinbrenner family really consider selling The Boss’ beloved franchise? The story caused such a stir that Yankees brass quickly delivered a strong two-pronged denial. Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner dismissed it as “pure fiction” in a statement. On WFAN’s Boomer & Carton morning show, team COO Lonn Trost called the report an “absolute fabrication.” <br /><br />Faced with the brushback, Daily News writer Bill Madden called in to WFAN to defend his story, which cited a source that said there’s been “chatter” about a potential sale “for a couple weeks now.” <br /><br />Though no insiders told him “anything substantive,” Madden said these are “more than just rumors.” <br /><br />“We don’t just talk to people on the street,” he emphatically told Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton. “I talked to four or five extremely prominent, plugged-in baseball people, all of whom told me, ‘I have heard the same thing.’ That the Steinbrenners are considering selling the team. They all said the same thing to me.” <br /><br />Madden said there’s been much talk in New York’s financial circles — and around Major League Baseball — about the Yankees possibly looking to sell in the wake of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ recent $2 billion-plus price tag. It has been estimated that the Bombers could go for up to $3 billion. <br /><br />To the writer, the story was balanced — and the buzz was certainly reportable. <br /><br />“So I have (Yankees president) Randy Levine’s denial in the story,” Madden said. “But the very fact that baseball people don’t seem to believe that — or at least in their minds, there is something to this story. And that’s all this story says.” <br /><br />He added: “We could have very just easily ignored this whole thing. But every time we called somebody else in baseball, we got the same thing.”Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-5518300005534572762014-12-22T20:19:47.253-05:002014-12-22T20:19:47.253-05:00Ken Reed thats with the food parking, tolls and ga...Ken Reed thats with the food parking, tolls and gas. $120 a ticket times 2 then dinner at hard rock parking is $30 bucks. Beers, pretzels, peanuts it gets expensive. I don't care what all you guys say about this 2015 team I think it is worse overall and Hal will see midway in July when the stadium is dead and YES isn't generating revenue from commercials since no one is watching that this route wasn't the way to go. I am all for implementing youth but not all at one time.<br /><br />I am a broken record because I don't understand the DD trade or the Prado trade and please don't tell me it was to get younger because every scouting service reports that the guys we received are ok and not worth the gamble. I'm not saying we gave them CY Young or Cano but we gave them guys that were young and were able to handle the NY market. Obviously I have stated numerous times that numbers don't lie and these guys make no sense. You have Ryan that does the same thing as DD and you have Greene who you know can pitch in NY because he did a decent job and he was getting better. From all reports I read Eovaldi has a bad attitude and doesn't listen to coaches so what makes you all think he will start listening now. That's like saying Manny would listen.Ken Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-82751850657811517282014-12-22T20:06:15.584-05:002014-12-22T20:06:15.584-05:00Hal owes it to all of us. Lower ticket prices and ...Hal owes it to all of us. Lower ticket prices and do the right thing Hal.. Ya I know its a pipe dreamKen Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-19893502464803714172014-12-22T20:05:44.507-05:002014-12-22T20:05:44.507-05:00Damn Ken H...that's a lot of money for a game....Damn Ken H...that's a lot of money for a game...plus, the drinks and snacks! One can look at it another way also...which is a reach...you may see the first game of a future star for the Yankees. The Likes of Jeter, Andy, Posada, Mo and Bernie or maybe better! We can all Hope!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-56767743281243533272014-12-22T19:59:10.075-05:002014-12-22T19:59:10.075-05:00I'm telling you we're rebuilding, Hal owes...I'm telling you we're rebuilding, Hal owes you the explanation. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-64619861704051296972014-12-22T19:48:30.820-05:002014-12-22T19:48:30.820-05:00McCann--BA-.272/RBI-96/HR-26
BA-.2...McCann--BA-.272/RBI-96/HR-26<br /> BA-.232/RBI-75/HR-23<br />Tex--BA-.273/RBI-116/HR-36<br /> BA-.232/RBI-62/HR-22<br />Ellsbury--BA-.293/RBI-72/HR-15<br /> BA-.271/RBI-70/HR-16<br />Brett--BA-.265/RBI-50/HR-8<br /> BA.256/RBI-58/HR-17<br />Beltran--BA.281/RBI-103/HR28<br /> BA-.233/RBI-49/HR-15<br />That's the back of the cards for these guys...IF, they can all hit their Cards, that would be nice! And yes, the back of cards tell history, not the future. I for one would like to see all of them hit the back of their cards but...not gona happen, Tex won't change, Beltran is a year older (I have hope for him), McCann started hitting at the end of the season. Ells and Brett are the only ones that hit or exceeded their cards. Anyone going to count on Brett/Ells carrying the team? Not much chance!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-69029339362545647662014-12-22T16:52:14.397-05:002014-12-22T16:52:14.397-05:00Tell my wallet that when I am out about $350 every...Tell my wallet that when I am out about $350 every game I go to and I have season tickets so you can do the math. Don't tell me it's WS or we failed, don't tell me that potential wins games. The back of one's baseball card possesses numbers and numbers don't lie and the people we traded away for the people we got is not what I call good trades. Only time will tell but please don't tell me WS, tell me we are rebuilding and it will take sometime. I was born at night, just not last night Ken Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-45851871986473452962014-12-22T15:56:49.756-05:002014-12-22T15:56:49.756-05:00They call that rebuilding on the fly, I don't ...They call that rebuilding on the fly, I don't think that's the question here. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804643650522801129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-21586426688500894472014-12-22T15:03:06.235-05:002014-12-22T15:03:06.235-05:00Guy's I can post numerous other authors who fe...Guy's I can post numerous other authors who feel the same exact way. Make fun of Madden all you want he happens to be correct in his assessment on this. We have given up knowns for unknowns. It's blatantly obviousKen Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-17339672914407911862014-12-22T13:51:35.608-05:002014-12-22T13:51:35.608-05:00Hans,
I have a post I am working on for tomorrow ...Hans,<br /><br />I have a post I am working on for tomorrow scheduled just for you... watch out for it. You will know it when you see it. Enjoy ,lol. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804643650522801129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-28722453021886757202014-12-22T12:10:35.750-05:002014-12-22T12:10:35.750-05:00KEN HANS....Bill Madden ?
I thought he was dead, o...KEN HANS....Bill Madden ?<br />I thought he was dead, or in some home for the mentally<br />diminished. Sadly, his ship has sailed...leaving him to ramble sentences that make<br />no sense. He hated George Steinbrenner. And lacks knowledge of what he speaks.<br /><br />On top of that, he is probably an old Irish communist. Lupica, is also the same, except<br />he was not fortunate enough to be born Irish.<br />You'll learn more from the comics.<br />patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-65577148533786318372014-12-22T11:08:52.173-05:002014-12-22T11:08:52.173-05:00Patrick I hope your holiday shopping is going well...Patrick I hope your holiday shopping is going well? Cashman thinks his is as well, but I along with a few others disagree. Not sure if any of you guys got a chance to read Bill Madden's article on the recent trade. It seems that Mr. Madden most of been reading my posts on Greedy because he too feels the same way. If you haven't had a chance to read it I am pasting it.<br /><br />It is probably a good thing Brian Cashman has the security of a new three-year contract and unwavering support from Hal Steinbrenner because after all his head-scratching moves so this offseason the Yankee GM has taken some huge gambles, which belie the organization’s long held win-now, World Series or bust philosophy.<br /><br />I certainty get — and agree — that throwing $200 million at Max Scherzer (which computes to almost double that when the luxury tax is factored in) would be idiotic, just as I get not wanting to go anywhere near the four years/$48 million the Dodgers foolishly gave Brandon McCarthy, who only twice has pitched over 170 innings. And at least Cashman has resisted the temptation to trade any of his top prospects for overpriced plug-in rental veterans like Jimmy Rollins or Howie Kendrick. But starting with letting David Robertson walk after turning down the Yankees’ qualifying offer — and deciding that Andrew Miller and the accompanying first-round draft pick were worth more than a homegrown Yankee Stadium battle-tested pitcher whose ERA was the second-lowest (behind Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel) of any closer with 55 or more appearances in each of the last four years, and culminating with Friday’s even more confounding deal that sent the valuable and versatile Martin Prado off to Miami, along with the serviceable David Phelps (who conceivably will thrive in the NL and Miami’s pitcher-friendly ballpark), here is what Cashman has so far done:<br /><br />Replaced McCarthy and sinkerballer Shane Greene, the Yankees’ most consistently effective starters over the second half of last season, with Nathan Eovoldi, who had a 6-14 record, 4.37 ERA, and the most hits allowed in the National League last season, and oft-injured, 36-year-old lefty Chris Capuano, who is 76-87 with a 4.28 ERA for his career. Greene, who was one of the few homegrown starters to come out of the Mark Newman farm system, demonstrated he could pitch under pressure in Yankee Stadium, was sacrificed for Didi Gregorius, the acrobatic, 24-year-old shortstop whose struggles against lefthanded pitching. Cashman readily admitted Gregorius will probably be relegated to platoon status, at least starting out, with Brendan Ryan. But now, making the transition to a new team and replacing a legend in Derek Jeter, even tougher for Gregorius, Cashman has dealt away the 31-year-old Prado, who would have been a perfect second base partner and mentor for the kid. And the GM is now apparently prepared to team Gregorius up with a rookie, Robert Refsnyder, who only just began playing second base midway through last season at Triple-A Scranton.<br /><br />You could make the case that Prado, who hit .316 with seven homers and 16 RBI in 37 games after coming over from Arizona last year, was about as valuable a player as the Yankees had, factoring in his .291 AVG./.340 OBP, hitting consistency, versatility, along with the energy and clubhouse presence he brought to the table. Besides what he would have meant to Gregorius at second base, he was the Yankees’ insurance for 37-year-old Carlos Beltran in right field and Chase Headley’s worrisome back at third base. Now he goes to the suddenly imposing Marlins, replacing Casey McGehee at third base, and completing the makeover of their infield — their biggest weakness in recent years — in which they previously acquired second baseman Dee Gordon, the major league leader in stolen bases last year, and signed Michael Morse to replace Garrett Jones at first base. The Marlins were greatly disappointed in Jones, who hit .246 with 15 homers for them last year, but for the Yankees he’ll merely be a backup insurance policy for oft-injured Mark Teixeira. (Whatever happened to A-Rod?)<br /><br /><br />Ken Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-54588491503644282462014-12-21T23:05:25.522-05:002014-12-21T23:05:25.522-05:00Agreed, bring me Soriano and the starter has to go...Agreed, bring me Soriano and the starter has to go five innings, max. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-64329109706518242852014-12-21T22:29:14.571-05:002014-12-21T22:29:14.571-05:00RAFAEL SORIANO :
Here we go, the kiss of death aga...RAFAEL SORIANO :<br />Here we go, the kiss of death again. But, Soriano should be the Yankee closer.<br />A two year signing of Soriano, would give Dellin Betances time to master his craft.<br /><br />Soriano did fine here, a few years back..................Look at last season :<br />2014..32 saves ( 9th MLB ) ..3.19 ERA...59K-62 innings<br />.<br />A deadly bullpen. Now lets find a starter, or two.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-68862361526766633092014-12-21T21:47:49.495-05:002014-12-21T21:47:49.495-05:00NEGATIVITY ?...NO .....I think after two dismal se...NEGATIVITY ?...NO .....I think after two dismal seasons, by Yankee standards, the posters here<br />are very anxious to see what the rebuilt 2015 team will look like.<br />The Yankees are not the Mets, and it is time to put a strong team on the field again.<br />Pieces are falling into place, but the rotation is the Achilles Heal. No doubt about it.<br /><br />Kenneth...every thing you wrote is correct, nothing is wrong. Glad your back.<br /><br />The Prado trade deal, was a Yankee grab. Like it a lot.<br />James Shields, or another trade for pitching, or both.....could be the next moves.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-22206982578026673352014-12-21T18:45:57.146-05:002014-12-21T18:45:57.146-05:00Why all the negativity, it is only December 21st 2...Why all the negativity, it is only December 21st 2014?<br />We can put the blame on anyone on the team and also the leadership. Hal is a bad Yankee owner, The Tampa Cabal are interfering to much. The GM could be better and the Manager could be better, some of the coaches could be better also. Is anything written so far wrong?<br />Everyone knows the problem is the contracts we have given out over the last few years. Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-52587810768500372512014-12-21T10:03:33.594-05:002014-12-21T10:03:33.594-05:00Oh Patrick I am glad that my humor has allowed you...Oh Patrick I am glad that my humor has allowed you to have a few laughs. I am actually a very funny guy, as far as showering buddy I am in agreement with you there kind sir. I believe my little tid bits on all the players were actually very fair and dead on. I ask you or anyone else to tell me what I wrote that was not true?<br /><br />Again I must say that just because Cashman wants a player in the past doesn't mean that they will perform in NY. My biggest problems with this organization starts with Hal. As Daniel has pointed out and I am in total agreement with him don't tell us its WS or we failed and then you put this product on the field. You're trying to pull the reach around on me and I don't like it unless your a hot chick.<br /><br />Second You decide to have fiscal responsibility and go after 3rd and 4th tier players to fill holes. I sound redundent with the DD trade but why give up an arm that performed for us and is better than Capuano when we had the same exact player on the roster in Ryan. DD hit about .30 points higher and lets not kid ourselves what does .30 mean across a season. Two maybe three extra hits?<br /><br />Hal the supposedly numbers geek didn't learn his lesson from 2012 when he did the same exact thing and stop spending and the Yankees lost about $85 million in revenue. This will happen again and I predict this team will be a 4th place team at best.<br /><br />Third is that Cashman is not the right guy to rebuild this franchise and his talent evaluations to me are extremely poor. How many players have we grown from the draft that are studs? OK Betances is that one guy right now and I would say to you and anyone else that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once and a while.<br /><br />This roster has more holes then swiss cheese and if any of you feel this is a contender then I want to know what flavor kool aide your drinking.Ken Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-39087661663258961152014-12-21T09:20:00.238-05:002014-12-21T09:20:00.238-05:00Jones could get a ton of home runs with New York. ...Jones could get a ton of home runs with New York. With him and Chris Young on the bench we may be able to have that one or two guys that every team has that can come up in the bottom of the 9th and hit the three run home run to tie the game.<br /><br />See Raul Ibanez circa 2012. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.com