JackSIKMA43 wrote:Agreed. Utley is a douchebag, always has been. Getting him to fly out last night, I almost hit my head on the ceiling, I was so stoked, lol.
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JackSIKMA43 wrote:Agreed. Utley is a douchebag, always has been. Getting him to fly out last night, I almost hit my head on the ceiling, I was so stoked, lol.
HarthorneWingo wrote:whocares1 wrote:moocow007 wrote:The good thing to come out of this for Yankees fans, especially if the Mets advance deep or go all the way, is that the noose on the purse strings likely will come off in the offseason. Even penny pinching Hal "Not George" Steinbrenner won't be able to stand the Mets cutting in on his action and grabbing front page. The thought of Ben Zobrist being the Yankees big offseason signing is about as titillating as seeing a nip slip from Hillary Clinton. So in that respect. Mets all the way!!!!
The Yankees' problem isn't spending money on free agents. It's their inability to develop enough young talent. MLB in 2015 is much different than when the George Steinbrenner Yankees dominated. Young under control talent is how you win championships.
That philosophy seems to be changing. In the old days, George would've trade some combination of Severino, Judge, Byrd, and/or Betances in order to get a couple of stars for the playoff run. Those days appear to be over (sorry Moscow) and the Yankees seem to be - dare I say it (gulp) - REBUILDING. Bwhahaha
JackSIKMA43 wrote:Collins does stuff that irks me sometimes, like pulling Conforto out and putting in Cuddyer, etc. Back to the ownership thing ... it really is everything. It all starts at the top. Look how terrible the Bucks have been for so long, then Herb Kohl sells them to two billionaire New York hedge fund dudes, and in a span of 3 years, they go from 15 wins to 41 wins in one season, and get a new arena and downtown development deal done. These guys don't play games, they mean business, and aren't f'ing around. That's what I wish the Mets had, but to be fair, I really don't know the entire Wilpon situation, so my opinion there, ain't worth much.
moocow007 wrote:HarthorneWingo wrote:whocares1 wrote:
The Yankees' problem isn't spending money on free agents. It's their inability to develop enough young talent. MLB in 2015 is much different than when the George Steinbrenner Yankees dominated. Young under control talent is how you win championships.
That philosophy seems to be changing. In the old days, George would've trade some combination of Severino, Judge, Byrd, and/or Betances in order to get a couple of stars for the playoff run. Those days appear to be over (sorry Moscow) and the Yankees seem to be - dare I say it (gulp) - REBUILDING. Bwhahaha
I think they are actually waiting for the current big contracts (CC, Tex, ARod primarily) to expire. I believe they all expire after about the same time. Definitely, it looks like Hal Steinbrenner is a money man and he's looking at the luxury tax and the actual cost for each player and thinking "no, no way, are we going to dish out $45 million per (when you factor in the tax) for the top free agents". And I agree if I look at it from his POV. But that's not the fan's POV. IMO as soon as those contracts are cleared they will be back at looking to be big players in FA. Also by that time their young guys will have some time already in the majors and could be situated perfectly for a run. Well, at least that's what I try to convince myself is their plan.
vallen wrote:KnicksGod wrote:vallen wrote:great moved to the tumbleweed section of this site. still stubbornly sacrificing hits (probly thousands tonight) trying to force us places we are never going to stay ?
you guys know where your bread is buttered by now, focus on that.
anyway Go Mets dear crickets.
It's now a stickied topic on the Knicks Board.
cool thanks!
so is this the universal game thread moving forward ?
Stannis wrote:I never understood the NY on NY hate.
As a Giants fan, if the Jets went to the Superbowl and beat the Cowboys/Eagles, I'd be very thankful. Patriots would be 2 Superbowls higher if it wasn't for the G-Men. Lettuce not forget them ruining the Patriots from having the best season in all of sports. No NFL team should hate the Giants.
As for baseball, as Mets fan, I don't mind the Yanks unless they are playing the Mets. They beat the Phillies in 09, so they are ok I'm my book.
Guano wrote:Fourni3r forgetting he has Bob cousy handles
Woodsanity wrote:Imagine trusting a team with World B Flat on it without Lebron keeping him in check.
NYKnickerbocker wrote:Saw a stat that said Cubs hitters avg 220. Against 95+ fastballs. That's in the bottom third of the league.
Harvey's gunna put up a classic Harvey performance today. Can't wait.
vallen wrote:all right lets get this No-Hitter for Harvey started.