1. 12-03-13 09:25 PM #36
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    there hasnt been loyalty in sports in the longest time
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  2. 12-03-13 09:27 PM #37
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    maybe the aging speed guy thinking isn't completely factual?

    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/yanke...ed-aging-well/
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  3. 12-03-13 09:28 PM #38
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    For a team like the Yankees, you really don't even need to look at the numbers on the contract. Many of the teams in MLB have plenty of cash, not an issue, It really comes down to can he help the team?

    If he can. Good move. If he is no better or worse than any alternatives then its a bad move.
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  4. 12-03-13 09:32 PM #39
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    He's good for a glove and his speed. About it. Same as Granderson.
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  5. 12-03-13 09:40 PM #40
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    If by incompetent you mean 27 World Series rings, then yeah, they are incompetent.

    Most.... Ignorant....Post....Ever
    How many World Series they won since their payroll went to $300 million or more. They have spend $10 billion dollars on payroll the last 15 years and they have what 1 World Series?

    The people who were winning the WS for the Yankees in the 50's were not mercenaries. They were making average money for the times and yes I know how to calculate inflation.
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  6. 12-03-13 09:41 PM #41
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    Who is suppose to pitch for the Yankees again?
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  7. 12-03-13 09:42 PM #42
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    Quote Originally Posted by ksnooksk View Post
    Who is suppose to pitch for the Yankees again?
    Ellsbury is working on a knuckleball
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  8. 12-03-13 09:50 PM #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    Ellsbury is working on a knuckleball
    Oh
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  9. 12-03-13 09:53 PM #44
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    maybe the aging speed guy thinking isn't completely factual?

    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/yanke...ed-aging-well/
    And what's the other reason is Crawford the only guey on the list everyone will compare him to?

    Because they're both spending big portions of their career out of action
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  10. 12-03-13 10:30 PM #45
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    Awesome move for my Bombers. I like Ellsbury.

    I wish The Yankees had Pedrioa instead of Cano (I've never liked Cano) #WildlyWishfulThinking #NeverEverEverWillHappen
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  11. 12-03-13 10:31 PM #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by You mad bro View Post
    there hasnt been loyalty in sports in the longest time
    i know right. What a fukkin sell out. But hey i guess thats why so many players have a chip on their shoulder...they have it so hard going thru the minor leagues once they finally make it to the the show they are like fukk everybody i'm in this shit for my self, its time to get paid.


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  12. 12-03-13 10:33 PM #47
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    Ellsbury is very injury proned.

    i would have never signed him to a long term deal
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  13. 12-03-13 10:35 PM #48
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    Baseball proves for the most part big names dont win

    Its scrapy teams with great pitching that win
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  14. 12-03-13 10:49 PM #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Baseball proves for the most part big names dont win

    Its scrapy teams with great pitching that win
    we have seen many different styles of baseball teams win.

    The Redsox didnt exactly have "great" pitching. They had decent pitching
    and crushed the baseball.

    Last years SF Giants fit more of the mold of the scrappy great pitching teams.

    I'm calling it right now... If Billy Beane is not a cheap mother the Athletics will finally win the World Series next season.
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  15. 12-03-13 10:50 PM #50
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    bad deal

    but its the yankees

    so fuk them
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  16. 12-03-13 10:53 PM #51
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    this guy's not worth over $150 mil for 7 years.
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  17. 12-03-13 11:07 PM #52
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    Great signing for the Yankees......Love it, he's just what we needed and should hit bombs to the short porch in right..Always liked him as a player for the enemy

    Jackie Bradley Jr is the real deal though.....Won a couple national championships for SCAR in college, fukkin beast
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    jackie bradley will never ever be shit in the bigs
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  19. 12-03-13 11:50 PM #54
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    Quote Originally Posted by etothep View Post
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...0E&output=html
    McCann has 5 yrs 85Mill not included on that spreadsheet
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  20. 12-03-13 11:51 PM #55
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    He was just on a team that won it all... he won't help the Yanks win shit. Not like they had a shot too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    If he produces double digit homers, his typical .300/.350 scores his typical 100 runs, plays 140 games for four years on the front end of that contract, gets a WS ring, the back end is paid in full
    He tends to get injured quite a bit
    The Yankees have Nova and Sabathia (who I think is going downhill) who else starts for them and who closes for them to win a World Series in the next couple years?
    I think Els can help the team but they are overpaying him
    I hope Cano gets screwed for using JZ as his agent
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  22. 12-04-13 12:30 AM #57
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    does this mean their gonna let Cano walk?
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  23. 12-04-13 12:41 AM #58
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    does this mean their gonna let Cano walk?
    No just means no Beltran.
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  24. 12-04-13 12:50 AM #59
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    Quote Originally Posted by MoneyLineDawg View Post
    Great signing for the Yankees......Love it, he's just what we needed and should hit bombs to the short porch in right..Always liked him as a player for the enemy

    Jackie Bradley Jr is the real deal though.....Won a couple national championships for SCAR in college, fukkin beast
    All of a sudden Ellsbury is going to jack home runs? Have you seen the porch in right at Fenway? That pole is literally right in front of you. Ellsbury hit double digit HR's once and that was when he was undoubtedly on steroids. He got injured the next season and that was that. You're getting a .300 hitter, 100 runs, 45 SB player for $21M a year.

    Enjoy.
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  25. 12-04-13 01:23 AM #60
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    Yawn.. Bases is dead without a cap..
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  26. 12-04-13 01:31 AM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    If he produces double digit homers, his typical .300/.350 scores his typical 100 runs, plays 140 games for four years on the front end of that contract, gets a WS ring, the back end is paid in full
    You're not getting that for four years
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  27. 12-04-13 01:31 AM #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    does this mean their gonna let Cano walk?
    yes, he's coming to la with david price.
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  28. 12-04-13 01:50 AM #63
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    dissappointing they lost him
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  29. 12-04-13 01:55 AM #64
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    The guy is average not worth that much

    The fukker will get hurt next year guarantee
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  30. 12-04-13 03:13 AM #65
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    jackie bradley will never ever be shit in the bigs
    This
    Drinker spot on again.

    The Twins have a Jackie Bradley Jr. His name is Aaron Hicks.
    They are pretty much the same players, both slick fielding, speedy center fielders with sky high OBA's
    Hicks put up pretty much the same numbers in 2012 at the AA level as Bradley did.

    When Hicks got to the big club last year he hit .192 and got sent down.
    When Bradley made the big club last year, he hit .189 and got sent down

    The two of them are the same players.
    They are what they are, that is AAAA ball players.
    Better than AAA, not ready for prime time.
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    Don't understand how this guy is worth even 10 million a year? Shocking contract.
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  32. 12-04-13 03:36 AM #67
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    Hope Boston picks up Beltran
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  33. 12-04-13 04:22 AM #68
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    Quote Originally Posted by VegasInsider View Post
    All of a sudden Ellsbury is going to jack home runs? Have you seen the porch in right at Fenway? That pole is literally right in front of you. Ellsbury hit double digit HR's once and that was when he was undoubtedly on steroids. He got injured the next season and that was that. You're getting a .300 hitter, 100 runs, 45 SB player for $21M a year.

    Enjoy.
    come on man, you know the only way to get a cheap home run to right at Fenway is to dead pull the ball to the 302 foot pole, after that it's a 380 foot shot 10 feet going ttowards center right before you get to right center, don't make it same iit's that easy
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  34. 12-04-13 04:39 AM #69
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    Kid will be hurt by May 1st, have you ever seen him go after a flyball? makes the routine catches, anything near a wall or fence is an adventure. Hopefully he doesnt hit anything going after the ball or he will claim "bruised ribs". Redsox arent given anyone a 7 year deal for anything close to 150, last few big contracts did not work out well and they found the Dodgers to help em out....Redsox have alot of talent in the minors, Ells is a very good player, but the Redsox did not lose all that much... As far as hitting one out to right in Yankee staduim, even Deemer cant hit one out.... But my question is, is Ells gonna have fifty steals or 40 homeruns?Enjoy the kid yank fans, its like you just jumped on a 10 points Favorite when the line opened at 4, most of the value is gone...Yanks will only improve with better pitching and less injuries, signing Ellsbury wont be a factor in either of those.......


    Now how about the major signing of the day? Aj Pierzynski to the Redsox for 1 year and 8 million
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  35. 12-04-13 05:24 AM #70
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    Quote Originally Posted by t-wizzle View Post
    Cool. One year of more than 9 homeruns (clearly was a fluke) and he played in hitter-friendly Fenway.

    Ellsbury is a speed guy. Which of those guys do you know that ages well? Is it Carl Crawford? How about Chone Figgins, remember him? Michael Bourn? I'm not saying he stinks but if you really think this is a good contract you need to have your head examined.

    Sometimes less is more. The Yankees don't seem to get this. They think they need to make a move every single year.
    A spent and old Soriano comes to mind for me. Speed went to shit before the ink dried on a huge long term contract.
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