I am now beginning the previews of all the divisions and then an overall look at the Milwaukee Brewers pitchers/position players. I will highlight their key acquisitions, a player I like, player I hate, and finally a prediction for the upcoming season.
1. New York Yankees- KEY ACQ: OF Curtis Granderson, DH Nick Johnson, SP Javier Vasquez I LIKE: Granderson: Numbers were down last year, but now gets the benefits of playing at Yankee Stadium I HATE: A.J. Burnett: Ton of innings last year and the year before, are we all ready for the headline "Burnett Goes Down with an Elbow Injury." PREDICTION: The Yanks will win the AL East by a small margin, but I think they will find themselves in the World Series for a second straight year.
2. Boston Red Sox- KEY ACQ: SP John Lackey, OF Mike Cameron, 3B Adrian Beltre, SS Marco Scutero I LIKE: Victor Martinez: He has been a consistent player for years, he will benefit being in-between Pedoria/Youk. I HATE: Lackey: Everything I am hearing about him doesn't sound good, risky arm, and poor stats in Fenway. PREDICTION: The Sox will be the Wild Card and the second best team in American League. They will fall to the Yankees in a seven-game classic this coming October.
3. Tampa Bay Rays- KEY ACQ: RP Rafael Soriano I LIKE: David Price- Now a main stay in the rotation, I think there is no stopping him from having a great season. I HATE: Pat Burrell- Obvious choice, but seriously he doesn't belong in a lineup. PREDICTION: They will push the Sox for that Wild Card and fall off just slightly. In my opinion, the three best teams in the American League reside in the AL East.
4. Baltimore Orioles- KEY ACQ: 3B Miguel Tejada SP Kevin Millwood RP Mike Gonzalez I LIKE: Matt Wieters- I think he will live up to the hype and have a great season, I bet he hits three or four by July I HATE: Tejada- I like the fact he moved to third but let's face it, hasn't been the same since roids'. PREDICTION: I think they could finish as high as third in another division and they have a ton of young talent who will grow. This is a team I think will be tougher come August/September.
5. Toronto Blue Jays- KEY ACQ: SP Brendan Morrow I LIKE: Ricky Romero- Young guy who had a pretty strong rookie campaign, will get better. I HATE: Vernon Wells- Might be in some trade rumors come July, but I think he will have a sub-par year. PREDICTION: It will not be a pretty one for the Jays as A.H. (After Halladay) begins and they have somewhat of an offense, but I would expect a 10 to 15 win drop off at least.
-Charlie.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Yanks Partyin' Like It's 2004
There are many that are praising the New York Yankees for getting back Javier Vasquez from the Atlanta Braves for Melky Cabrera with a bunch of other pieces in that as well. I personally hate this trade for the Yankees because this is the guy that shit the bed in game seven of the ALCS in 2004 when the Yankees collapsed after being up three games to zero.
I understand that the Yankees needed to strengthen their pitching staff in general after the Boston Red Sox brought in John Lackey and the media began to get into General Manager Brian Cashman's head that he needed to make a move. When really I doubt that Dice-K will be a better option than Joba Chamberlain. Even Joba wins over Tim Wakefield, I mean there is no reason why the Yankees needed to send Melky Cabrera to Atlanta. I could see if the Yanks weren't finding production in the first half of the season in their fourth and fifth pitchers then making a deal to get a guy like Vasquez.
To the stat nerds, I understand that Vasquez is the only pitcher in this decade to have ten wins every year and 150 strikeouts. I also know that he eats innings and one of the guy on ESPN tells me that this will help C.C. Sabathia in the long haul. This is my response... Vasquez postseason record: 0-1 10.50 ERA. Any Yankee fan in their right mind knows that the postseason matters more than anything else in that town. I am telling you that Vasquez is a complete choke in the postseason.
Also can we say that Javier might be a cancer? He has been traded to six different teams since 2003. Either he is a very expendable opition to a lot of teams who have him or that he really doesn't provide much in the clubhouse. That is the only way I can explain why Vasquez is a cancer.
One thing I like about this trade is how Atlanta reels in Melky Cabrera. He is only 24, he hit over .275 and thirteen homers is not as good as you would probably want it for a corner outfielder. Still these aren't bad numbers for a six hitter and I think going to the AL to NL for hitters can help out guys see Matt Holiday, perfect example. He will be an All-Star in Hotlanta in three years.
-Charlie.
I understand that the Yankees needed to strengthen their pitching staff in general after the Boston Red Sox brought in John Lackey and the media began to get into General Manager Brian Cashman's head that he needed to make a move. When really I doubt that Dice-K will be a better option than Joba Chamberlain. Even Joba wins over Tim Wakefield, I mean there is no reason why the Yankees needed to send Melky Cabrera to Atlanta. I could see if the Yanks weren't finding production in the first half of the season in their fourth and fifth pitchers then making a deal to get a guy like Vasquez.
To the stat nerds, I understand that Vasquez is the only pitcher in this decade to have ten wins every year and 150 strikeouts. I also know that he eats innings and one of the guy on ESPN tells me that this will help C.C. Sabathia in the long haul. This is my response... Vasquez postseason record: 0-1 10.50 ERA. Any Yankee fan in their right mind knows that the postseason matters more than anything else in that town. I am telling you that Vasquez is a complete choke in the postseason.
Also can we say that Javier might be a cancer? He has been traded to six different teams since 2003. Either he is a very expendable opition to a lot of teams who have him or that he really doesn't provide much in the clubhouse. That is the only way I can explain why Vasquez is a cancer.
One thing I like about this trade is how Atlanta reels in Melky Cabrera. He is only 24, he hit over .275 and thirteen homers is not as good as you would probably want it for a corner outfielder. Still these aren't bad numbers for a six hitter and I think going to the AL to NL for hitters can help out guys see Matt Holiday, perfect example. He will be an All-Star in Hotlanta in three years.
-Charlie.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Ugh the Yankees...
More baseball news in December! Let me add that Decemeber has just started and it is a mean mother effer so far. We get dumped 12 inches of snow cancelling school but derailing all productivity for me this week. Then you have today where it is below ten degrees, that shit isn't supposed to happen until January. Honestly, why didn't I listen to Bill Simmons about going to school out West or in the South? Mindbogging question all the time.
The big three team trade that has gone down so far is the Yankees get Curtis Granderson, the Diamondbacks get Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy, and the Tigers get Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth, Phil Coke, and Austin Jackson. To me personally, the Tigers came out on the right side of this deal even though giving up two ready stars.
To me, this is the classic example of why I hate the Yankees... They have this cannot miss prospect in Jackson and they decide to give them to the Tigers for Granderson who could have an immediate impact if he plays like this year's version but not 2008 version. While there is a good chance that Jackson probably will have a good career with the Tigers. The only two guys the Yanks have given a chance is Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner.
I feel the Granderson deal will actually work out because he is a left-handed hitter with a short right field plus deep corners. Yankee Stadium is built for a guy like Granderson and better version of Johnny Damon in terms of hitting/defense. They are discussing Damon being re-signed and what I believe is he will be nothing more than a DH.
For the Diamondbacks, Edwin Jackson could be the real deal. Even though, he had a 5-15 season it has to be remembered that he is only 26 years old. A big plus for the Dbacks is Jackson has been playing in the American League for the majority of his career. The jump from the AL to the NL always seems to help pitchers. Haren-Jackson-Webb could be a tough rotation if they all stay healthy. Not to mention, they play in the weak NL West. In addition, Ian Kennedy has been the Yankees prized prospect and who knows what he could do for the Dbacks.
As for the Tigers, I think they got a lot of great prospects out of the deal. Scherzer seems like a lot to give up for Jackson if he doesn't live up to potential. In my opinion when he played the Brewers, he always seemed so tough as a young pitcher. Coke could develop into a solid eight inning guy.
All in all, no one really came out ahead in this one. There are a lot of 'could be' or 'maybe' with a bunch of these guys and this trade is one that we will find out the winner in one or two years.
-Charlie.
The big three team trade that has gone down so far is the Yankees get Curtis Granderson, the Diamondbacks get Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy, and the Tigers get Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth, Phil Coke, and Austin Jackson. To me personally, the Tigers came out on the right side of this deal even though giving up two ready stars.
To me, this is the classic example of why I hate the Yankees... They have this cannot miss prospect in Jackson and they decide to give them to the Tigers for Granderson who could have an immediate impact if he plays like this year's version but not 2008 version. While there is a good chance that Jackson probably will have a good career with the Tigers. The only two guys the Yanks have given a chance is Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner.
I feel the Granderson deal will actually work out because he is a left-handed hitter with a short right field plus deep corners. Yankee Stadium is built for a guy like Granderson and better version of Johnny Damon in terms of hitting/defense. They are discussing Damon being re-signed and what I believe is he will be nothing more than a DH.
For the Diamondbacks, Edwin Jackson could be the real deal. Even though, he had a 5-15 season it has to be remembered that he is only 26 years old. A big plus for the Dbacks is Jackson has been playing in the American League for the majority of his career. The jump from the AL to the NL always seems to help pitchers. Haren-Jackson-Webb could be a tough rotation if they all stay healthy. Not to mention, they play in the weak NL West. In addition, Ian Kennedy has been the Yankees prized prospect and who knows what he could do for the Dbacks.
As for the Tigers, I think they got a lot of great prospects out of the deal. Scherzer seems like a lot to give up for Jackson if he doesn't live up to potential. In my opinion when he played the Brewers, he always seemed so tough as a young pitcher. Coke could develop into a solid eight inning guy.
All in all, no one really came out ahead in this one. There are a lot of 'could be' or 'maybe' with a bunch of these guys and this trade is one that we will find out the winner in one or two years.
-Charlie.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Will the Yankees Choke?
I honestly think this is the jinx probably and the Yankees will steamroll against Pedro Martinez tonight. But for the fun of it, let’s just talk about the World Series, since I haven't talked at all about it. I think it's been a good playoffs so far, and I think this has been the most intriguing World Series in about five years. Which hopefully will bring baseball back somewhat, but how epic would it be if the Yankees choke?
I wrote earlier this summer how I like the fact when the big time sports teams are on top because you had someone to root against in every postseason. The Yankees have that swagger, we all know and hate with the arrogance of A-Rod (although what he has done this postseason is one of the best that I have seen in my first time), Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixerira. I loved to see the Yankees fall apart because I remember seeing Mariano Rivera blow Game 7 against Arizona in 2002, which probably was the special moment of my baseball watching.
The one thing I think you have to worry about is Brad Lidge. He could blow it against a la Mitch Williams in 1993. Lidge is a complete problem for the Phillies and I said earlier this summer, that "if Charlie Manuel was the Brewers coach, Derrick Turnbow would still be our closer." The Phillies have to hope that if they want to win this series, they need to have at least a four run lead going into the ninth.
I think tonight will be an absolute shoot-out. It will be around 10-9 final because I think both of these pitchers will struggle tonight. The point I made about Brett Favre about being old is the exact same thing with both of these guys. Three days rest is so hard to come by when you are an old pitchers. If any older pitcher were to do it, Andy Pettitte would be the one to do it. The man is clutch, more than Johnny Moxson on a fourth quarter drive.
The only reason why I would hate to see the Yankee lose? If CC Sabathia ended up blowing Game 7, I would be crushed for him. He is a class act and despite leaving the Milwaukee Brewers, he still a stand-up guy. I think his career is never the same if CC loses Game 7.
-Charlie.
I wrote earlier this summer how I like the fact when the big time sports teams are on top because you had someone to root against in every postseason. The Yankees have that swagger, we all know and hate with the arrogance of A-Rod (although what he has done this postseason is one of the best that I have seen in my first time), Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixerira. I loved to see the Yankees fall apart because I remember seeing Mariano Rivera blow Game 7 against Arizona in 2002, which probably was the special moment of my baseball watching.
The one thing I think you have to worry about is Brad Lidge. He could blow it against a la Mitch Williams in 1993. Lidge is a complete problem for the Phillies and I said earlier this summer, that "if Charlie Manuel was the Brewers coach, Derrick Turnbow would still be our closer." The Phillies have to hope that if they want to win this series, they need to have at least a four run lead going into the ninth.
I think tonight will be an absolute shoot-out. It will be around 10-9 final because I think both of these pitchers will struggle tonight. The point I made about Brett Favre about being old is the exact same thing with both of these guys. Three days rest is so hard to come by when you are an old pitchers. If any older pitcher were to do it, Andy Pettitte would be the one to do it. The man is clutch, more than Johnny Moxson on a fourth quarter drive.
The only reason why I would hate to see the Yankee lose? If CC Sabathia ended up blowing Game 7, I would be crushed for him. He is a class act and despite leaving the Milwaukee Brewers, he still a stand-up guy. I think his career is never the same if CC loses Game 7.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
World Series Preview
If you didn't remember or you are new to the blog, here was my thoughts on the who would be victorious in April.... "
"World Series: Philadelphia beats New York 4-3- It might because I think the American League is much more open than it has been in the last couple of years so there could be a lot of teams that make it out of the American League while on the other hand, the Phillies are the best overall team."
Well I cannot say I told you who you should have gambled on. The Yanks-Phils World Series is going to be a classic. There are so many sub-plots that already make it a great series even if its a short series. CC-Cliff Lee battle tomorrow should be an awesome game and the city of Cleveland will just idly watch Lebron play hoping that he isn't in another uniform next year. Pedro's supposed return to New York would be a monstrous occasion. He was so clutch as a member of the Red Sox and to come back to another postseason would be must see tv.
The other big subplot is which bullpen will fall apart? The Phillies have been great so far but all it takes is one big Alex Rodriguez homer in the 9th to tear Brad Lidge down. The Yanks have also had their moments of nervousness with their young bullpen. Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain cost the team Game 5 in Los Angeles and the pressure plus an even better lineup will make the situation much worse.
Does this remind anyone of the 1996 World Series? The Yankees, an on the rise baseball team facing off against the defending World Series Champions Atlanta Braves. Fairly reminiscence to those times, in my opinion because the Yanks look like they will be here for awhile int he postseason.
I will take the Phils to repeat in seven, I think they split in NY then take advantage in Philadelphia, then split once again in New York. Although it wouldn't shock me to see the Yankees the World Champions.
-Charlie.
"World Series: Philadelphia beats New York 4-3- It might because I think the American League is much more open than it has been in the last couple of years so there could be a lot of teams that make it out of the American League while on the other hand, the Phillies are the best overall team."
Well I cannot say I told you who you should have gambled on. The Yanks-Phils World Series is going to be a classic. There are so many sub-plots that already make it a great series even if its a short series. CC-Cliff Lee battle tomorrow should be an awesome game and the city of Cleveland will just idly watch Lebron play hoping that he isn't in another uniform next year. Pedro's supposed return to New York would be a monstrous occasion. He was so clutch as a member of the Red Sox and to come back to another postseason would be must see tv.
The other big subplot is which bullpen will fall apart? The Phillies have been great so far but all it takes is one big Alex Rodriguez homer in the 9th to tear Brad Lidge down. The Yanks have also had their moments of nervousness with their young bullpen. Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain cost the team Game 5 in Los Angeles and the pressure plus an even better lineup will make the situation much worse.
Does this remind anyone of the 1996 World Series? The Yankees, an on the rise baseball team facing off against the defending World Series Champions Atlanta Braves. Fairly reminiscence to those times, in my opinion because the Yanks look like they will be here for awhile int he postseason.
I will take the Phils to repeat in seven, I think they split in NY then take advantage in Philadelphia, then split once again in New York. Although it wouldn't shock me to see the Yankees the World Champions.
-Charlie.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
LCS Picks Where the Nation Endures Chip Carey & Joe Buck
Here are the picks for the final four of baseball. I think even though there were sweeps during the division series I thought the playoffs were off to a good start. The Cardinals-Dodgers had a lot of competitive games and the Twins-Yankees was also a great series despite the sweep.
NL
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers- I think this has the makings to be a great series because you have a team in LA who might not have a better time then now to win a World Series. In addition, they have a solid bullpen, which is like having a great offensive line in playoff football. The Phillies have this great offense and Cliff Lee has proven already he can take a team on his back yet their bullpen is still shaky. I could care less what you say about Brad Lidge two saves in the first series, he is still Lidge aka better version of Derrick Turnbow. I would like to pick LA but I have to stick to my guns at the beginning of the season. PHILLY in six
AL
Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees- The Angels played great in the first series and so far has been getting thrown under the table so far. No one realized how good their pitching staff is and Torii Hunter has been playing out of mind so far. You can tell he wants a ring and they have a lineup of guys hitting .300. The Yanks have Alex Rodriguez now hitting out of his mind thanks to Kate Hudson and now they become a true threat. I worry about the three-man pitching staff but CC Sabathia looked impressive in the first series. None of those pitchers struggled and its a big risk for Yanks if they lose. I think New York offense is too tough for anyone. NY in five.
-Charlie.
NL
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers- I think this has the makings to be a great series because you have a team in LA who might not have a better time then now to win a World Series. In addition, they have a solid bullpen, which is like having a great offensive line in playoff football. The Phillies have this great offense and Cliff Lee has proven already he can take a team on his back yet their bullpen is still shaky. I could care less what you say about Brad Lidge two saves in the first series, he is still Lidge aka better version of Derrick Turnbow. I would like to pick LA but I have to stick to my guns at the beginning of the season. PHILLY in six
AL
Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees- The Angels played great in the first series and so far has been getting thrown under the table so far. No one realized how good their pitching staff is and Torii Hunter has been playing out of mind so far. You can tell he wants a ring and they have a lineup of guys hitting .300. The Yanks have Alex Rodriguez now hitting out of his mind thanks to Kate Hudson and now they become a true threat. I worry about the three-man pitching staff but CC Sabathia looked impressive in the first series. None of those pitchers struggled and its a big risk for Yanks if they lose. I think New York offense is too tough for anyone. NY in five.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Whose Ready for the Four-Hour Drama?!
In my opinion, I enjoyed the baseball playoffs a lot because it is very simple and clear cut plus there have been those years where every game has been an absolute classic. Who can forget 2003 with the Red Sox losing to Aaron effin' Boone and the Cubs losing thanks to Steve Bartman. Then in 2004, you have the Red Sox epic comeback along with the Brad Lidge game against Albert Pujols. Here are the picks for the first round of games.
NL
Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies- This is probably the least exciting series out of the four for sure and I really feel that this series could go either way. Colorado has struggled with left-handed pitchers this season, which isnt a good thing when they are facing Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels in the first two games. But here is the kicker, if the Rockies keep it close they get to face the arguably the worst bullpen in the playoffs right now. We all know how Colorado are the comeback kids. I am taking Philly because I have rolled with them all year might as well stick to it. Wont be easy though. PHI in 5
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers- Everyone is talking about the Cardinals going to the World Series and I have been saying that since early July. The pitching staff they have, add the offense, and they play pretty good defense too. I really cannot find a chink in their armor. It also tough to pick the Dodgers when they have struggled all second half but never count out Joe Torre/Manny Ramirez. STL in 4
AL
Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees- Honestly, the game tonight that the Twins won was epic. They were down a bunch of times and just battled back consistently. Now they play a Yankee team who has looked strong on the offensive end but you have to wonder about their starting pitching. Also CC Sabathia has been less than stellar in the playoffs. The Twins are the hottest team and the recent trends have signaled that leads to a big playoffs. The big spenders get it done though. NYY in 4
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels- Now this has been an absolute bashing whenever these two teams get together and the Sox have came out ahead every time. I feel like Mike Scioscia tends to choke when the playoffs are on the line in the past couple of years. The pitching staff of the Sox will be the difference in this one, they have the experience and they know how to handle this opponent. BOS in 4
-Charlie.
NL
Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies- This is probably the least exciting series out of the four for sure and I really feel that this series could go either way. Colorado has struggled with left-handed pitchers this season, which isnt a good thing when they are facing Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels in the first two games. But here is the kicker, if the Rockies keep it close they get to face the arguably the worst bullpen in the playoffs right now. We all know how Colorado are the comeback kids. I am taking Philly because I have rolled with them all year might as well stick to it. Wont be easy though. PHI in 5
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers- Everyone is talking about the Cardinals going to the World Series and I have been saying that since early July. The pitching staff they have, add the offense, and they play pretty good defense too. I really cannot find a chink in their armor. It also tough to pick the Dodgers when they have struggled all second half but never count out Joe Torre/Manny Ramirez. STL in 4
AL
Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees- Honestly, the game tonight that the Twins won was epic. They were down a bunch of times and just battled back consistently. Now they play a Yankee team who has looked strong on the offensive end but you have to wonder about their starting pitching. Also CC Sabathia has been less than stellar in the playoffs. The Twins are the hottest team and the recent trends have signaled that leads to a big playoffs. The big spenders get it done though. NYY in 4
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels- Now this has been an absolute bashing whenever these two teams get together and the Sox have came out ahead every time. I feel like Mike Scioscia tends to choke when the playoffs are on the line in the past couple of years. The pitching staff of the Sox will be the difference in this one, they have the experience and they know how to handle this opponent. BOS in 4
-Charlie.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Looks Whose Back
When you are growing up as a kid like a lot of things in life, you are sponge absorbing all sorts of things including sports. You pick your favorite teams and the ones you hate usually with some help from your dad guiding you in the right direction. I would like to think my dad did a pretty good job of that by making sure I hated the New York Yankees (including most NYC teams), Kentucky Basketball, and the Dallas Cowboys. When I was younger without my dad's help was bothered by the success of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Looking back on that, I was probably an idiot for dissing Jordan but I rocked a Reggie Miller #31 jersey instead. I just wanted to be different.
Anyways moving on, the reason I bring all this up is because time has come again for me to hate the Yankees. They are the best team in baseball right now after sweeping a four game series from their hated rival Boston Red Sox. We thought that Yankee Stadium was new Coors but the New York pitching proved us wrong this weekend with some dominating pitching performances from AJ Burnett, and CC Sabathia. If Burnett/Sabathia are that good for the rest of the year, I really dont see anyone beating the Yankees when playoff time roll along.
I like when I have a team to root against for no matter what. When the Yankees sucked, it was kind of like my childhood hatred was falling out of flavor due to not really needing to hate the Yanks with that much passion. They were a third place team last year not some world beaters like they had been in the 90s.
The other big thing that helps me hate this New York team is the fact they really dont have any likable guys. Granted, I will always keep CC close to my heart for all his hard for the Milwaukee Brewers and will never forget that season. But other than CC, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter, is there anyone really to like as an average fan of baseball? Sure you respect the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixiera but they seem to have less of a personally than Biff from Back to the Future.
I hope the Yankees get all the way to the World Series with the media at full tilt and then like the last two times, they were there... New York loses. The Yanks then are just the AL Pennant winners like in 2002 and 2003.
-Charlie.
Anyways moving on, the reason I bring all this up is because time has come again for me to hate the Yankees. They are the best team in baseball right now after sweeping a four game series from their hated rival Boston Red Sox. We thought that Yankee Stadium was new Coors but the New York pitching proved us wrong this weekend with some dominating pitching performances from AJ Burnett, and CC Sabathia. If Burnett/Sabathia are that good for the rest of the year, I really dont see anyone beating the Yankees when playoff time roll along.
I like when I have a team to root against for no matter what. When the Yankees sucked, it was kind of like my childhood hatred was falling out of flavor due to not really needing to hate the Yanks with that much passion. They were a third place team last year not some world beaters like they had been in the 90s.
The other big thing that helps me hate this New York team is the fact they really dont have any likable guys. Granted, I will always keep CC close to my heart for all his hard for the Milwaukee Brewers and will never forget that season. But other than CC, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter, is there anyone really to like as an average fan of baseball? Sure you respect the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixiera but they seem to have less of a personally than Biff from Back to the Future.
I hope the Yankees get all the way to the World Series with the media at full tilt and then like the last two times, they were there... New York loses. The Yanks then are just the AL Pennant winners like in 2002 and 2003.
-Charlie.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Brian Bruney Doesnt Like to Party
I really dont know if this is true or not although Bruney, a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees is acting like he has a huge stick up his ass. His quote thanks to the Newsday....
"Couldn't have happened to a better guy on the mound, either," Bruney told the Hunterdon County Democrat. "He's got a tired act. He gets what he deserves, man. I just don't like watching the guy pitch. I think it's embarrassing."
Bruney is referring to Friday night's game where Luis Castillo, the second basemen of the New York Mets dropped a pop up costing the Mets the ball game. In addition, Bruney is talking about his joyous celebrations after he closes out the game. Right now in Major League Baseball I am so sick and tired of hearing about people sick of celebrating in baseball. K-Rod and Bruney had to be separated by teammates when they saw it each other on Sunday during batting practice which was the complete wrong way to handle it if you were K-Rod.
First people still have a huge problem with the Brewers Ryan Braun looking at his home runs which I dont think he does that bad unless its a big time moment. Why wouldnt you celebrate like Braun? You just tied up the game late, or you won the game... your trying to tell me that you wouldnt get excited? Cmon. If K-Rod wants to rejoice after he struck out the side in the 9th go ahead, I have no problem. I dont get what Bruney's big deal is anyways? He barely plays against K-Rod now that he is in that National League and Bruney is a damn good pitcher himself when he is healthy. Although maybe the guy likes to bitch; I mean he blames replay for hurting his elbow as Tim Opsal and I have said "Bullshit junior."
The whole part of "keeping baseball classy" is insane. No sport has much class anymore and no one has seemed to make a big deal about it. NFL has guys like Chad Ocho Cinco putting on a gold jacket, NBA has guys popping their jerseys left and right, and NHL has Alexander Oveckin is jumping into the glass after a goal. These guys playing sports arent like the guys our fathers watched throughout the years and the overall public needs to realize that once in awhile.
When it comes to baseball, I just dont get why players have to stone faced when they play the game and they cannot get excited. Please, we all have some emotion once in awhile and if some like to do it more than others than so be it.
-Charlie.
"Couldn't have happened to a better guy on the mound, either," Bruney told the Hunterdon County Democrat. "He's got a tired act. He gets what he deserves, man. I just don't like watching the guy pitch. I think it's embarrassing."
Bruney is referring to Friday night's game where Luis Castillo, the second basemen of the New York Mets dropped a pop up costing the Mets the ball game. In addition, Bruney is talking about his joyous celebrations after he closes out the game. Right now in Major League Baseball I am so sick and tired of hearing about people sick of celebrating in baseball. K-Rod and Bruney had to be separated by teammates when they saw it each other on Sunday during batting practice which was the complete wrong way to handle it if you were K-Rod.
First people still have a huge problem with the Brewers Ryan Braun looking at his home runs which I dont think he does that bad unless its a big time moment. Why wouldnt you celebrate like Braun? You just tied up the game late, or you won the game... your trying to tell me that you wouldnt get excited? Cmon. If K-Rod wants to rejoice after he struck out the side in the 9th go ahead, I have no problem. I dont get what Bruney's big deal is anyways? He barely plays against K-Rod now that he is in that National League and Bruney is a damn good pitcher himself when he is healthy. Although maybe the guy likes to bitch; I mean he blames replay for hurting his elbow as Tim Opsal and I have said "Bullshit junior."
The whole part of "keeping baseball classy" is insane. No sport has much class anymore and no one has seemed to make a big deal about it. NFL has guys like Chad Ocho Cinco putting on a gold jacket, NBA has guys popping their jerseys left and right, and NHL has Alexander Oveckin is jumping into the glass after a goal. These guys playing sports arent like the guys our fathers watched throughout the years and the overall public needs to realize that once in awhile.
When it comes to baseball, I just dont get why players have to stone faced when they play the game and they cannot get excited. Please, we all have some emotion once in awhile and if some like to do it more than others than so be it.
-Charlie.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Rut Roh A-Roid
We all got sick and tired of all of the allegations that Selena Roberts made about Alex Rodriguez in January. Now a couple new allegations came out about A-Roid and its not good right now.
Heres what we have so far and I will give you my opinion after the accused things about A-Roid all according to ESPN.com story via Roberts
-Rodriguez did not stop using steroids when he was traded to the Yankees in 2004, and he might have been using as far back as high school, the Daily News reports. Well then. I guess he gained twenty-five pounds in between sophomore-junior year of high school.
Here is what Roberts said.. "that based on the sudden improvement in his bench press (from 100 to 310) in just six months in high school, and "in conjunction with the reporting that I did with [his high school] teammates would make it irrefutable to me, not a 'may have,' " that Rodriguez took performance-enhancing drugs in high school."
Thats a bit shaky but seriously you can do that with whey protein plus some supplements without using steroids so who knows really. I mean I put on twenty pounds granted it was due to late Taco Bell not weight lifting, it still could happen to anyone.
-Yankees teammates, Roberts writes, nicknamed Rodriguez "Bitch Tits" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the offseason that resulted in round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.
First of all, A-Roid might now be now on the blog as Alex "Bitch Tits" Rodriguez and second of all, this could be true because if you know about roids that happens often with steroids abusers.
-The last one bothers me somewhat... A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up.
Wow, thats unreal. If that is the case that bothers me more than the steroids. That is a dirty move and he should be ashamed of himself if that proves to be true. Although might this be some hype for Roberts book which comes out May 4th? Absolutely but you never know with A-Roid.
-Charlie.
Heres what we have so far and I will give you my opinion after the accused things about A-Roid all according to ESPN.com story via Roberts
-Rodriguez did not stop using steroids when he was traded to the Yankees in 2004, and he might have been using as far back as high school, the Daily News reports. Well then. I guess he gained twenty-five pounds in between sophomore-junior year of high school.
Here is what Roberts said.. "that based on the sudden improvement in his bench press (from 100 to 310) in just six months in high school, and "in conjunction with the reporting that I did with [his high school] teammates would make it irrefutable to me, not a 'may have,' " that Rodriguez took performance-enhancing drugs in high school."
Thats a bit shaky but seriously you can do that with whey protein plus some supplements without using steroids so who knows really. I mean I put on twenty pounds granted it was due to late Taco Bell not weight lifting, it still could happen to anyone.
-Yankees teammates, Roberts writes, nicknamed Rodriguez "Bitch Tits" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the offseason that resulted in round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.
First of all, A-Roid might now be now on the blog as Alex "Bitch Tits" Rodriguez and second of all, this could be true because if you know about roids that happens often with steroids abusers.
-The last one bothers me somewhat... A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up.
Wow, thats unreal. If that is the case that bothers me more than the steroids. That is a dirty move and he should be ashamed of himself if that proves to be true. Although might this be some hype for Roberts book which comes out May 4th? Absolutely but you never know with A-Roid.
-Charlie.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
A-Roid has the Worst Year Ever
I think that I am having a bad year just struggling in school but no one is having a worst year than Alex Rodriguez as he learned that he is out for the first 10 weeks of the season with a hip injury.
A-Rod has been through just a complete whirlwind in the year of 2009 at first being accused of steroid use then admitting to taking PEDs and now being out for the first month and half. Life is just not going A-Roid way these days. I am sure that Rodriguez wanted to make a statement proving to everyone tht he doesnt need steroids to hit 30+ home runs but now that all goes to shit with him being out for a couple months.
Not only A-Rod has a problem with trying to rebuild his image but the Yankees are now wondering if they can make it through the pain of not having one of the best hitters in the game. My answer is no, they will struggle in the first couple of months and build themselves a hole in the American League East. But I do believe once A-Roid comes back, they will come back with a vengeance unless there are more Yankees that make their way to the DL.
There have been talks about the Yanks interested in Bill Hall who I really want to see in a Brewer uniform this year because he got Lasik eye surgery this offseason so I think he will have a big year. Although if they offer Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy for the Hall, I probably do that in a heartbeat.
-Charlie.
A-Rod has been through just a complete whirlwind in the year of 2009 at first being accused of steroid use then admitting to taking PEDs and now being out for the first month and half. Life is just not going A-Roid way these days. I am sure that Rodriguez wanted to make a statement proving to everyone tht he doesnt need steroids to hit 30+ home runs but now that all goes to shit with him being out for a couple months.
Not only A-Rod has a problem with trying to rebuild his image but the Yankees are now wondering if they can make it through the pain of not having one of the best hitters in the game. My answer is no, they will struggle in the first couple of months and build themselves a hole in the American League East. But I do believe once A-Roid comes back, they will come back with a vengeance unless there are more Yankees that make their way to the DL.
There have been talks about the Yanks interested in Bill Hall who I really want to see in a Brewer uniform this year because he got Lasik eye surgery this offseason so I think he will have a big year. Although if they offer Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy for the Hall, I probably do that in a heartbeat.
-Charlie.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
A-Roid UPDATE
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Prepared to see this on all of Alex Rodriguez stats because today it was reveled that A-Rod tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003. Rut roh.
Today is a sad one because many of us who watched baseball thought that A-Rod was one of the clean ones and he just busted his ass to become the best players in baseball. Rodriguez seemed like a weight room freak When the Mitchell Report was released we all said "A-Rod's clean and we said that about alot of different players so who knows now whose clean in the era of the late 90s early 2000s.
Rodriguez is a dirty player just like Barry Bonds so if he breaks Bonds' records they will be tainted just like Baroid. Everything that has been done to try to get steroids out of baseball took a huge step back today with these reports. A-Rod's 2003 MVP needs to have one of these * as of now because its tainted. I will never see him as the same baseball player and I think many people would agree with it.
The also unfortunate thing about this is we will hear about for two effin weeks because A-Rod is one of the best players in baseball and he plays for the Yankees. I mean every GD thing that comes out about the Yankees is a huge media frenzy. Therefore A-Rod needs to come out and say that this information is true unless somehow its not which is hard to believe.
The question is who released this information? This was supposed to be classified information and it was released to Sports Illustrated. A-Rod was only one of one hundred four people on this list. So who else is on this list? I think he needs to be known.
UPDATE
A-Roid admitted to doing steroids from 2001-2003 so in my opinion, anything throughout those three years needed to be abolished from the record books. Subtract his numbers in those years and then that would give him only 397 for home runs. I feel thats the justified respond.
-Charlie.
-Charlie.
Prepared to see this on all of Alex Rodriguez stats because today it was reveled that A-Rod tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003. Rut roh.
Today is a sad one because many of us who watched baseball thought that A-Rod was one of the clean ones and he just busted his ass to become the best players in baseball. Rodriguez seemed like a weight room freak When the Mitchell Report was released we all said "A-Rod's clean and we said that about alot of different players so who knows now whose clean in the era of the late 90s early 2000s.
Rodriguez is a dirty player just like Barry Bonds so if he breaks Bonds' records they will be tainted just like Baroid. Everything that has been done to try to get steroids out of baseball took a huge step back today with these reports. A-Rod's 2003 MVP needs to have one of these * as of now because its tainted. I will never see him as the same baseball player and I think many people would agree with it.
The also unfortunate thing about this is we will hear about for two effin weeks because A-Rod is one of the best players in baseball and he plays for the Yankees. I mean every GD thing that comes out about the Yankees is a huge media frenzy. Therefore A-Rod needs to come out and say that this information is true unless somehow its not which is hard to believe.
The question is who released this information? This was supposed to be classified information and it was released to Sports Illustrated. A-Rod was only one of one hundred four people on this list. So who else is on this list? I think he needs to be known.
UPDATE
A-Roid admitted to doing steroids from 2001-2003 so in my opinion, anything throughout those three years needed to be abolished from the record books. Subtract his numbers in those years and then that would give him only 397 for home runs. I feel thats the justified respond.
-Charlie.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Joe Torre Doesnt Like A-Fraud
So here is what I am thinking... Joe Torre wants to make some money.
If you havent heard but lets be honest if you turned on ESPN in the last couple of days you now know that Joe Torre and Alex Rodriguez dont really like each other that much. You know this because ESPN jumps all over any story involving the Yankees or the Cowboys.
Heres the deal, Torre wrote a book with Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci called the Yankee Years. In the book, he said the players called Rodriguez, "A-Fraud." Here is an excerpt from the book... "Back in 2004, at first Rodriguez did his best to try and fit into the Yankee culture -- his cloying, B Grade actor best," "He slathered on the polish. People in the clubhouse, including teammates and support personnel, were calling him 'A-Fraud' behind his back." Yikes those are pretty strong statements to make and A-Rod is brushing it off like it was nothing but still you have to think that hurts. This also is somewhat baffling after there were reports that Rodriguez was going to head to Los Angeles with Torre when he took the manager job.
In addition, Torre mentions that A-Rod was obsessed with the rivalry with teammate Derek Jeter. Here is the quote (By the way big help from ESPN.com)... "In his own way, Rodriguez was fascinated with Jeter, as if trying to figure out what it was about Jeter that could have bought him so much goodwill. The inside joke in the clubhouse was that Rodriguez' pre-occupation with Jeter recalled the 1992 film, 'Single White Female,' in which a woman becomes obsessed with her roommate to the point of dressing like her." Once again, wow. These guys have to play with each other next year so you have to think things will be a bit awkward when they head to Florida in March. You wonder if Jeter ever campagined to get A-Rod off the team at the multiple times they talked about trading him.
Some Yankee fans are saying he is right and the other one feel disrespected that their one great manager didnt really like some of the bigger players Cashman brought in. In the end, this was to sell books no doubt and trust me it will, lets all hope for a Dodger-Yankee World Series because then, shit would get real.
-Charlie.
If you havent heard but lets be honest if you turned on ESPN in the last couple of days you now know that Joe Torre and Alex Rodriguez dont really like each other that much. You know this because ESPN jumps all over any story involving the Yankees or the Cowboys.
Heres the deal, Torre wrote a book with Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci called the Yankee Years. In the book, he said the players called Rodriguez, "A-Fraud." Here is an excerpt from the book... "Back in 2004, at first Rodriguez did his best to try and fit into the Yankee culture -- his cloying, B Grade actor best," "He slathered on the polish. People in the clubhouse, including teammates and support personnel, were calling him 'A-Fraud' behind his back." Yikes those are pretty strong statements to make and A-Rod is brushing it off like it was nothing but still you have to think that hurts. This also is somewhat baffling after there were reports that Rodriguez was going to head to Los Angeles with Torre when he took the manager job.
In addition, Torre mentions that A-Rod was obsessed with the rivalry with teammate Derek Jeter. Here is the quote (By the way big help from ESPN.com)... "In his own way, Rodriguez was fascinated with Jeter, as if trying to figure out what it was about Jeter that could have bought him so much goodwill. The inside joke in the clubhouse was that Rodriguez' pre-occupation with Jeter recalled the 1992 film, 'Single White Female,' in which a woman becomes obsessed with her roommate to the point of dressing like her." Once again, wow. These guys have to play with each other next year so you have to think things will be a bit awkward when they head to Florida in March. You wonder if Jeter ever campagined to get A-Rod off the team at the multiple times they talked about trading him.
Some Yankee fans are saying he is right and the other one feel disrespected that their one great manager didnt really like some of the bigger players Cashman brought in. In the end, this was to sell books no doubt and trust me it will, lets all hope for a Dodger-Yankee World Series because then, shit would get real.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
"This is a Joke Right?"- Yanks land Teixeria
You heard it right, the Yankees land the biggest bat in the free agent market. Today, Mark Teixeria signs for 8 years 180 million today to play in the Bronx with the Yankees
People can be upset that how much money the Yankees are throwing around this winter but they needed to do this. They attempted the youth movement with Phillip Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Kei Iwaga, and Melky Cabrera, this was the reason why they didnt trade for Johan Santana. After that led them to a third place finish in the AL East this year, Yankee brass knew that moves had to be made to solve their World Series drought and their playoff drought.
After the Yanks landed Sabathia, and Burnett I thought no way they are going to get Teixeria especially with the strong push the Red Sox were making throughout the entire free agent period. Also the Washington Nationals wanted him to be the Braun of their franchise, which in my opinion is a pretty cool thing when a team wants that out of you. The Yankees were not even being discussed as in the Teixeria sweepstakes. So big props to Brian Cashman and anyone else involved to get the deal done.
Although I have said this in every article I have wrote about the Yankees' transactions all winter if they do not win a World Series then its a disappointment. No really it is because when you throw around this much money you need to win something, not just an AL East title, and not even an AL Crown will do.
If they bring in Manny Ramirez, I told my dad my head probably will explode.
-Charlie.
People can be upset that how much money the Yankees are throwing around this winter but they needed to do this. They attempted the youth movement with Phillip Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Kei Iwaga, and Melky Cabrera, this was the reason why they didnt trade for Johan Santana. After that led them to a third place finish in the AL East this year, Yankee brass knew that moves had to be made to solve their World Series drought and their playoff drought.
After the Yanks landed Sabathia, and Burnett I thought no way they are going to get Teixeria especially with the strong push the Red Sox were making throughout the entire free agent period. Also the Washington Nationals wanted him to be the Braun of their franchise, which in my opinion is a pretty cool thing when a team wants that out of you. The Yankees were not even being discussed as in the Teixeria sweepstakes. So big props to Brian Cashman and anyone else involved to get the deal done.
Although I have said this in every article I have wrote about the Yankees' transactions all winter if they do not win a World Series then its a disappointment. No really it is because when you throw around this much money you need to win something, not just an AL East title, and not even an AL Crown will do.
If they bring in Manny Ramirez, I told my dad my head probably will explode.
-Charlie.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Yankees Could Care Less About a Recession
The Yankees have landed another big fish in the Free Agent market this time its A.J. Burnett for a whooping 5 years 82.5 million but in my opinion, this will be a decision they will regret for years to come.
Yes I know, Burnett has been a great number two under Roy Halladay. And yes I know, he dominates the AL East powers like New York and Boston. He has great numbers last year as he had 231 strikeouts and enjoyed winning 18 games also he pitched the most innings in his career.
Whats funny about all of this is that he put up his previous best numbers in his contract year, hmm would you look at that. Sounds like a guy I know whose played for the Brewers for 10 years. In his first two years in Toronto, he only started 25 and 21 games in those two years in between contracts. Also after a good 2002 year, he only made 24 starts in two years until would you look at that his contract came up. He is known for his elbow problems and I had no idea why so many teams had a hard on for him. The stats dont lie brother, he only plays when he needs to.
Yes, we can look at this and say holy shit, will the Yankees be stopped? I mean Sabathia, Wang, Burnett is right up there with the Boston Red Sox with top pitching staffs and if Andy Pettitte doesnt come back, they add Ben Sheets as their fourth starter. Unreal.
But once again, you gotta prove it on the field
-Charlie.
Yes I know, Burnett has been a great number two under Roy Halladay. And yes I know, he dominates the AL East powers like New York and Boston. He has great numbers last year as he had 231 strikeouts and enjoyed winning 18 games also he pitched the most innings in his career.
Whats funny about all of this is that he put up his previous best numbers in his contract year, hmm would you look at that. Sounds like a guy I know whose played for the Brewers for 10 years. In his first two years in Toronto, he only started 25 and 21 games in those two years in between contracts. Also after a good 2002 year, he only made 24 starts in two years until would you look at that his contract came up. He is known for his elbow problems and I had no idea why so many teams had a hard on for him. The stats dont lie brother, he only plays when he needs to.
Yes, we can look at this and say holy shit, will the Yankees be stopped? I mean Sabathia, Wang, Burnett is right up there with the Boston Red Sox with top pitching staffs and if Andy Pettitte doesnt come back, they add Ben Sheets as their fourth starter. Unreal.
But once again, you gotta prove it on the field
-Charlie.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Thanks CC
I have 8 AM class today and I sometimes grab breakfast which I did today. As I sat down, immediately Sportscenter broke a "Breaking News" flash across the screen.
"CC Sabathia has signed with the.... New York Yankees."
Right then and there I knew my day was going to suck. The Evil Empire got their prized fish after waiting over a month to get him and it took everything possible for them to get him. Now some of you are mad, upset and I am here to tell you that you really cannot be for a various amount of reasons.
One of the reasons is the Yankees added another year and another 21 million dollar to their offer. Are you willing to tell me you would pass on 22.8 million a year?! There is not a chance in hell that you would. The sole fact that the Yanks had to add the year and the money tells me he wasnt going to be a Yankee until they made a "Godfather" offer which they did. I am rather convinced he dd turn down the Yankees original offer therefore it led to this monstrous deal. Not only that but the Yankees threw the kitchen sink at him bringing in Reggie Jackson and other various things. He sets a new standard for pitchers and now will be the prize attraction at the new Yankee Stadium.
New York's GM Brian Cashman had to do this if he let another prized free agent go away especially to Milwaukee, his head would be getting set for the guillotine, simple as that. He wanted to leave Las Vegas with either CC being a Yankee or very close. As someone on 1250 WSSP said "Must be nice to have all the money in the world." Yeah, it is but it takes a pitch to convince Sabathia that he wanted to be a Yankee.
Dont call CC a traitor or anything like that because I damn well know none of you take that back the state of baseball euphoria we all had this summer. Also we all made comments all summer, "Well this is nice but we all know he will be in New York or something like it." Watching him pitch every three, four, or five days was like watching Brett Favre in the prime of his career. You knew something special could happen anytime he took the mound. Thank you CC for being so loyal to the Brewers, laying your career on the line and giving it your all. Milwaukee thanks you.
As Doz said to me today.....
"just shows how baseball will never change"
"nobody matter what the Yankees will always be able to outbid everyone by a ridiculous amount"
Its the mindset you need to have in terms of baseball.
-Charlie.
"CC Sabathia has signed with the.... New York Yankees."
Right then and there I knew my day was going to suck. The Evil Empire got their prized fish after waiting over a month to get him and it took everything possible for them to get him. Now some of you are mad, upset and I am here to tell you that you really cannot be for a various amount of reasons.
One of the reasons is the Yankees added another year and another 21 million dollar to their offer. Are you willing to tell me you would pass on 22.8 million a year?! There is not a chance in hell that you would. The sole fact that the Yanks had to add the year and the money tells me he wasnt going to be a Yankee until they made a "Godfather" offer which they did. I am rather convinced he dd turn down the Yankees original offer therefore it led to this monstrous deal. Not only that but the Yankees threw the kitchen sink at him bringing in Reggie Jackson and other various things. He sets a new standard for pitchers and now will be the prize attraction at the new Yankee Stadium.
New York's GM Brian Cashman had to do this if he let another prized free agent go away especially to Milwaukee, his head would be getting set for the guillotine, simple as that. He wanted to leave Las Vegas with either CC being a Yankee or very close. As someone on 1250 WSSP said "Must be nice to have all the money in the world." Yeah, it is but it takes a pitch to convince Sabathia that he wanted to be a Yankee.
Dont call CC a traitor or anything like that because I damn well know none of you take that back the state of baseball euphoria we all had this summer. Also we all made comments all summer, "Well this is nice but we all know he will be in New York or something like it." Watching him pitch every three, four, or five days was like watching Brett Favre in the prime of his career. You knew something special could happen anytime he took the mound. Thank you CC for being so loyal to the Brewers, laying your career on the line and giving it your all. Milwaukee thanks you.
As Doz said to me today.....
"just shows how baseball will never change"
"nobody matter what the Yankees will always be able to outbid everyone by a ridiculous amount"
Its the mindset you need to have in terms of baseball.
-Charlie.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
MLB Hot Stove Heatin' Up
As free agency has begun (only 10 minutes ago) and I am sure I will have a couple articles tomorrow on things that have went down if they are important enough or about the Brewers (CC? God I hope so.) Anyways a couple deals went down today....
Nick Swisher of the White Sox was traded to the Yankees for Wilson Betemit and a couple minor league pitchers. In my opinion, this was a pretty good trade for the Yanks as they got a guy they can put in the infield and outfield and despite his poor numbers last year, I think he can still be a good six or seven hitter in the Yanks lineup depending on whose on the team next year. In addition, this probably meant the Mike Cameron deals that were trying to happened fell through or the Crew asked for too much. This is a much better deal for the Yankees because they didnt give away Melky Cabrera or Ian Kennedy (two guys the Crew wanted) and I really dont know what the Sox were thinking in this one.
The other deal involved the other team in the Windy City as the Cubs trade for Kevin Gregg of the Marlins for a young minor leaguer. They also said doing this will mean that Kerry Wood will not be brought back in an attempt to sign Ryan Dempster. To me this is a head-scratcher because I feel that Wood is more valuable to the team than Dempster because first off, Dempster had one good year in his contract year nonetheless and closers are usually so hit/miss when they are brought in. Granted I think Carlos Marmol will be better than last year which is scary but I would not put all my chips on Dempster.
Happy Free Agency
-Charlie.
Nick Swisher of the White Sox was traded to the Yankees for Wilson Betemit and a couple minor league pitchers. In my opinion, this was a pretty good trade for the Yanks as they got a guy they can put in the infield and outfield and despite his poor numbers last year, I think he can still be a good six or seven hitter in the Yanks lineup depending on whose on the team next year. In addition, this probably meant the Mike Cameron deals that were trying to happened fell through or the Crew asked for too much. This is a much better deal for the Yankees because they didnt give away Melky Cabrera or Ian Kennedy (two guys the Crew wanted) and I really dont know what the Sox were thinking in this one.
The other deal involved the other team in the Windy City as the Cubs trade for Kevin Gregg of the Marlins for a young minor leaguer. They also said doing this will mean that Kerry Wood will not be brought back in an attempt to sign Ryan Dempster. To me this is a head-scratcher because I feel that Wood is more valuable to the team than Dempster because first off, Dempster had one good year in his contract year nonetheless and closers are usually so hit/miss when they are brought in. Granted I think Carlos Marmol will be better than last year which is scary but I would not put all my chips on Dempster.
Happy Free Agency
-Charlie.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Gary Sheffield: Driver of the Wambulance
Doesn't it seem like every two weeks Gary Sheffield is running his mouth about something that is wrong in baseball. He talked about how Hispanics "listen and do what they are told" , bashes Bobby Abreu (that one is deserving until his recent tear), and now this.
He has now accused Joe Torre of "calling out" the black players during team meetings, and other things of that nature. Also he referred to Derek Jeter not "being all black" Gary, shut up and quit your bitching. You are obviously doing this for attention to keep his name on the front page of sports websites and newspapers. I cannot stand Shef, he got pissed in Milwaukee when Moliter and Yount got all the attention and poor old Shef was not getting what he thought he deserved. Boo hoo, those guys can run laps around you Shef with all their accolades, not a problem.
I thought that Barry Bonds had a big ego but Sheffield one exceeds Baroid, he is somebody who I cannot stand. I think he has a sweet batting stance but that's about it. Its funny because I think he expected way more of a reaction then he got,
if I am the Yanks i hit Shef with the first pitch.
Charlie.
He has now accused Joe Torre of "calling out" the black players during team meetings, and other things of that nature. Also he referred to Derek Jeter not "being all black" Gary, shut up and quit your bitching. You are obviously doing this for attention to keep his name on the front page of sports websites and newspapers. I cannot stand Shef, he got pissed in Milwaukee when Moliter and Yount got all the attention and poor old Shef was not getting what he thought he deserved. Boo hoo, those guys can run laps around you Shef with all their accolades, not a problem.
I thought that Barry Bonds had a big ego but Sheffield one exceeds Baroid, he is somebody who I cannot stand. I think he has a sweet batting stance but that's about it. Its funny because I think he expected way more of a reaction then he got,
if I am the Yanks i hit Shef with the first pitch.
Charlie.
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