official spring training thread

Pharmcat · Post #1 » by **Pharmcat** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:15 am

baseball is back (almost)

Dr. Detfink · Post #2 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:20 am

CC Sabbathia might be the only player that drops weight and I am concerned...

Spring training is funny. You can look at these guys and think, no way is this guy going to be any good and then the season began and Raul Ibanez is tearing it up.

Pharmcat · Post #3 » by **Pharmcat** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:33 am

pineada has lost 20 lbs

Dr. Detfink · Post #4 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:02 am

If Pineda misses all of 2013, I would be ok so long a he's ready in 2014.

thebuzzardman · Post #5 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:57 pm

The only excitement is spring training is around which ancient player might regain form or not get hurt. There is no young hopeful to root for because the Yanks don't have any.

Unless the contest for which pile of crap catcher emerges excites you. Or which 5th starters make the yanks 3,4th and 5th slots.

Pharmcat · Post #6 » by **Pharmcat** » Fri Mar 1, 2013 2:21 am

team sucks so far

Dr. Detfink · Post #7 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Mar 1, 2013 8:15 pm

Spring training is too hard to say...all I care about, no more injuries.

Pharmcat · Post #8 » by **Pharmcat** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 2:50 am

tex hurt

oh boy

Vides990 · Post #9 » by **Vides990** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 3:11 pm

^ yup, this yr is not looking good.

thebuzzardman · Post #10 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 3:35 pm

Pharmcat wrote:tex hurt

oh boy

You know what? Good. Yankees deserve bad luck this year. And I'm a fan. But it's clear this year they could give a crap.

Post #11 » by **moocow007** » Fri Mar 8, 2013 10:42 pm

To bad they still won't be bad enough for this team to change its ways or for it to be able to draft a top prospect. At this rate they may head into the late 70's, early 80's Knicks category of being good enough to not get an prospects that can matter, bad enough to not be able to do anything come playoff time.

Dr. Detfink · Post #12 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:26 am

Jeter and Mo look fine.

thebuzzardman · Post #13 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:23 am

IT's all very exciting. 83 win team, 4th place.

Dr. Detfink · Post #14 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:28 pm

Cash looking at Derek Lee and Chipper Jones? Seriously...

Post #15 » by **moocow007** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:36 pm

Dr. Detfink wrote:Cash looking at Derek Lee and Chipper Jones? Seriously...

Maybe they see how well the Knicks have done with old guys and semi retired guys and trying to do the same?

Dr. Detfink · Post #16 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:07 pm

Well for a guy like Brian Cashman who BRAGGED nonstop about the Yanks' payroll and trying to transform it into a competitive team around 80-90M. I'm not seeing the magic.

Also, let's be honest here. The Knicks have ALWAYS done that scrap trying to build around youth. Go with the quick fix with vets. Where has it gotten them? No championships in close to 40 yrs. Sure there are some good moments in between but never crowned.

This season, no one is looking at the Knicks as the dominant team despite their high ranking but rather, hoping a few things break their way...and hoping the injuries don't force them to fold like a house of cards. If they are upset in the first round, Woody is GONE (not deservedly) but that's where management is with this team.

Pharmcat · Post #17 » by **Pharmcat** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:47 pm

the pitching looks great

other than that, good luck is all I can say

Dr. Detfink · Post #18 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:25 pm

Yup. Signs seem to point that Cash is thinking, with PED testing taking effect and stat #s leveling out...the difference between win and loss is reduced to 3-2 or 4-3 game. Hence, he's hoping a healthy rotation with a deep pen can shut down teams...then at the trading deadline add a bat or two.

Pharmcat · Post #19 » by **Pharmcat** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:34 pm

with phelps emerging they need to trade hughes

Dr. Detfink · Post #20 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:55 pm

Wang signed to Scanton...hurrah!