tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post273312418675882254..comments2024-03-28T17:00:25.774-04:00Comments on The Greedy Pinstripes: Looking at the 2016 Schedule: Skipping CC SabathiaDaniel Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-36772633379266336722016-04-02T21:11:14.195-04:002016-04-02T21:11:14.195-04:00That's highway robbery!That's highway robbery!Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-84357328460788467382016-04-02T21:10:35.546-04:002016-04-02T21:10:35.546-04:00No need to apologize sir. It happens, I do it quit...No need to apologize sir. It happens, I do it quite often actually.Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-50705423071600149682016-04-02T18:04:08.376-04:002016-04-02T18:04:08.376-04:00That is cool Patrick, I have a few (very few) thin...That is cool Patrick, I have a few (very few) things from the old days. They will be going to my Grandson or Great-grandson depends on which makes it into the Rangers.<br />I have never shot or carried an M-14, that was standard just before (or after) my team left in 1964(?), for (hot spots) unattached duties elsewhere!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-91041230746668029122016-04-02T11:07:50.363-04:002016-04-02T11:07:50.363-04:00No, that means if the option doesn't vest, CC ...No, that means if the option doesn't vest, CC will get $5 million.Bryan Van Dusenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868262676393608086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-68466730205857574772016-04-01T12:18:20.359-04:002016-04-01T12:18:20.359-04:00Misunderstood, I apologize!
I was under the impres...Misunderstood, I apologize!<br />I was under the impression Mitchell was going to take the place of our swing man. He is going to be missed, not many can do that job and do it well. He is more valuable to the team as a swing man than as a starter anyhow.<br />Hopefully, he will be back in time for the push to a play-off spot.Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-36235173520493384312016-04-01T07:56:44.084-04:002016-04-01T07:56:44.084-04:00Patrick,
They are good. My oldest just took cap ...Patrick, <br /><br />They are good. My oldest just took cap and gown pictures and is ready to graduate kindergarten in a couple months. My youngest is going through a "I have to be naked all he time" phase. He must read your comments, I joke. <br /><br />I can try to change it Patrick but I don't think I can. This is the way Google has it set up. I could try to transfer the whole site to Wordpress but that would take days. If it even worked. We have a lot of information here now. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-6517632884282063052016-04-01T07:54:46.813-04:002016-04-01T07:54:46.813-04:00Probably won't get suspended either. So no cha...Probably won't get suspended either. So no charges in any of the three cases and only one will get suspended, the Yankee. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-28970705378736846952016-04-01T07:53:52.737-04:002016-04-01T07:53:52.737-04:00Ken,
My "it's just a toe" comment ...Ken, <br /><br />My "it's just a toe" comment was pretty tongue in cheek. I know that doesn't always translate well through text, for that I apologize. <br /><br />I did read your comment about Dean also and I actually didn't know that's what ruined him. Good to know, I was actually working on a comparison post to Mitchell. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-21506984254479545602016-04-01T00:45:14.820-04:002016-04-01T00:45:14.820-04:00Kenneth....One can spend hours on a piece/thought,...Kenneth....One can spend hours on a piece/thought, and place it<br />inside a post that prompted you.<br />At the end of the day,it ends up in the darkness of your sewer system.<br /><br />Your nice piece of work sits unread, because the others are following<br />the stream of conversation.<br />I've put up some of my best stuff, and I know that no one ever laid<br />an eye on it. I've learned, will never happen again.<br /><br />*** Guess where I obtained a 'war worn' rifle sling for my<br />refurbished M-14 ?.....Vietmam..On line, E-Bay, it was listed as used..'in war'. Got my attention quick.<br />Was not looking for a new modern day type sling.<br /><br />It looks like it was in a fire-fight. Rusted, and frayed. Almost like you <br />ordered it into harms way. It has a feel...like it was in the Nam.<br />The field weapon is now at home.<br />Thought you would enjoy.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-82078429438268200192016-03-31T23:01:55.193-04:002016-03-31T23:01:55.193-04:00I also learned that sometimes I write to much and ...I also learned that sometimes I write to much and therefore it is not read...sorry about that!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-30316934941968189172016-03-31T22:59:59.266-04:002016-03-31T22:59:59.266-04:00You are right Bryan there is no ambiguity in the c...You are right Bryan there is no ambiguity in the contract it is what it says. It would be $50,000,000!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-54168623053147828632016-03-31T22:49:42.516-04:002016-03-31T22:49:42.516-04:00Yes Daniel, a Toe...
Put a stone in your shoe and ...Yes Daniel, a Toe...<br />Put a stone in your shoe and try throwing the ball!<br />Did you not read what I wrote about Dizzy Dean and his toe? One big change in one's mechanics must take time or one has arm trouble...that is a fact jack!<br />If a pitcher loses his base (as with a hitter) he is done. A pitcher can make adjustments, but not quickly. Do you not see CC and his trouble with C&C. CC has lost his C&C, well he never really had real good C&C anyhow. Most pitchers that go from fast ball to spot pitchers have good C&C, he is still trying to do something he never had to do...throw to spots. He still favors his knee...balance is off.<br />I know, I am and old man and don't know what I am saying...oh, well!Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-69826975225006465802016-03-31T20:56:38.202-04:002016-03-31T20:56:38.202-04:00Daniel...good evening. How's your young wrangl...Daniel...good evening. How's your young wranglers ?<br /><br />Are you watching how the posting is going, and how it flows ?<br /><br />The contributors seem to like adding on to a continuous flowing<br />thread......sort of like a conversation...one right after another.<br />We all here, see your posts/ thoughts, but the comments almost are always <br />joined on to the continuous thread.<br /><br />Old Ken, and I, learned that way. The conversation stays uniform.<br /><br />That can be good. Just an observation.<br />patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-39128645842645694472016-03-31T20:43:37.610-04:002016-03-31T20:43:37.610-04:00JOSE REYES...Almost a felon.
Once again the Domin...JOSE REYES...Almost a felon.<br /><br />Once again the Dominican Ju-Ju has crept into his wife's soul. The Ju-Ju<br />is like an all purpose cleaner, all goes away. Like Kaboom !<br />So predictable.<br /><br />She was going to not remember anything, once she realized she would be going back to a tin roofed shack in the Dominican Republic.<br /><br />A $5 million dollar home, here on Long Island, is a hell of a lot<br />better than using a dirt hole in some room as a toilet, back<br />in the hood.<br />Charges dropped....he did nothing ?patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-82074803208936564782016-03-31T17:39:01.609-04:002016-03-31T17:39:01.609-04:00If it was any of the other 9 toes, it wouldn't...If it was any of the other 9 toes, it wouldn't be an issue! could probably just cut them off!<br /><br />but I feel like this spot takes the majority of the load on release. done while covering first. jeez.<br /><br />Daryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/12405687520642126665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-30908261234624814502016-03-31T16:05:08.928-04:002016-03-31T16:05:08.928-04:00Sabathia's option is one of the strangest ones...Sabathia's option is one of the strangest ones I've seen. The only thing that prevents it from vesting is his left shoulder. He can be on the DL all year with a knee injury, and it will vest. But the confusing part is that it comes with a $5 million buy-out. Does that mean the Yankees can buy-out the option even if it vests?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687487174545518045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-23757235507193864502016-03-31T15:17:50.108-04:002016-03-31T15:17:50.108-04:00I'm honestly not sure how the whole option thi...I'm honestly not sure how the whole option thing works out. You may be right since he technically wouldn't end the season on the DL. That's a question a room of lawyers need to answer I guess. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-40673405735425954732016-03-31T15:14:25.292-04:002016-03-31T15:14:25.292-04:00Something tells me we can't just cut Sabathia ...Something tells me we can't just cut Sabathia and save from the vesting option. Seems way too simple, and the union would fight it hard too. Bryan Van Dusenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868262676393608086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-84003017441339757142016-03-31T15:14:22.253-04:002016-03-31T15:14:22.253-04:00Three months? For a toe?? Are you kidding me? It&#...Three months? For a toe?? Are you kidding me? It's a toe. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-92125138006801370962016-03-31T15:13:43.680-04:002016-03-31T15:13:43.680-04:00Yeah because they jacked the prices up on almost e...Yeah because they jacked the prices up on almost everything. That doesn't work when you have a regular old team playing in regular old games but they add up when you have Joe Torre Day and Jorge Posada Day and Bernie Williams Day and blah blah and blah. <br /><br />Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-33315337338006329952016-03-31T15:11:38.611-04:002016-03-31T15:11:38.611-04:00It's balls and it comes down to the finances a...It's balls and it comes down to the finances as well. They don't have the balls to blow past everyone in salary like they did under George. They don't have the balls to send CC home for the summer because they want some "value" out of their investment. It's a bit of both the more I think about it. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-24445200341664059782016-03-31T14:05:59.375-04:002016-03-31T14:05:59.375-04:00Jesus! At this rate, we will be forced to re-sign ...Jesus! At this rate, we will be forced to re-sign Kai Igawa and Chris Capuano.Daryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/12405687520642126665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-52139620916792057162016-03-31T11:05:55.196-04:002016-03-31T11:05:55.196-04:00BRYAN MITCHELL.....to miss at least 3 months.
Yes...BRYAN MITCHELL.....to miss at least 3 months.<br /><br />Yes, and if he had been named the fifth starter as he had earned,<br />he would not of been in that game as a reliever. And, this injury<br />would not have occurred.<br /><br />That's Irish think. And it is correct.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-45399868390719892642016-03-31T01:06:20.599-04:002016-03-31T01:06:20.599-04:00You got it the first time Patrick, how is it going...You got it the first time Patrick, how is it going?Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-58425361373946461752016-03-30T23:27:57.373-04:002016-03-30T23:27:57.373-04:00KEN REED........' CHOPIN '.
Don't tell...KEN REED........' CHOPIN '.<br />Don't tell I know it. I really do. Ahhhhh, got it !<br />Chopin played saxophone for the Doors on "L.A. Women"...Yes ?patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.com