If people did not have the Yankees around to dislike (I don't like the word hate) then there would be no rivalry in this game. If they can spend this kind of money and stay in business, more power to them.
The Yankees are an awesome machine that includes an international merchandise lock, strong network and largest name recognition in all of sports. Why wouldn't they spend to do that?
I find irony that people want the best for themselves in every situation - college scholarship, draft bonus, job security - and when someone lands a huge deal that has never been done before those same people disparage.
Baseball will survive, and like any business the Yankees will fail with their model and have to reinvent or they will keep succeeding. My bet is on the latter.
And of course I am a Rays fan - and we love to beat the Yankees, just because.
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quote:Originally posted by Dad04:quote:Originally posted by rz1:
I think that money could be better spent by spreading it throughout the organization.
LOL.....Just so I am clear. I harbor no malice in my heart for the folks in the pinstripes, just the pinstripes.
Nice try Dad
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Smile Just so I am clear. I harbor no malice in my heart for the folks in the pinstripes, just the pinstripes. crazy
If you put on your toxic waste suit and dug deep enough in my warped mind , I guess you might find that I also root for the Yankees to fail. .........in a parental sense that is. Regardless of what people say, I will be the first to comment that there few, if any organizations that you would rather have your kid involved with. From draft day to the day you're traded , it's first class.
However when the Yanks lured cc to the big apple and out of brew town with an open wallet I had issues. But then they might be giving us a surprise in return. A $400k Melky for a $10m strikeout machine in Cameron. It's still a 162 game season where that 161 mil cc investment has no return to date.
Smile Just so I am clear. I harbor no malice in my heart for the folks in the pinstripes, just the pinstripes. crazy
If you put on your toxic waste suit and dug deep enough in my warped mind , I guess you might find that I also root for the Yankees to fail. .........in a parental sense that is. Regardless of what people say, I will be the first to comment that there few, if any organizations that you would rather have your kid involved with. From draft day to the day you're traded , it's first class.
However when the Yanks lured cc to the big apple and out of brew town with an open wallet I had issues. But then they might be giving us a surprise in return. A $400k Melky for a $10m strikeout machine in Cameron. It's still a 162 game season where that 161 mil cc investment has no return to date.
quote:Originally posted by rz1:
where that 161 mil cc investment has no return to date.
Is that a dosage or a player?
quote:Originally posted by Backstop-17:
The Yankees are an awesome machine that includes an international merchandise lock, strong network and largest name recognition in all of sports.
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Man United might not agree
.This signing, keeping in mind things like his stats in Yankee Stadium as well as his ARod-esque postseason performances, should catch a lot of flak. And it will be exacerbated by the Yankees looking for $400+ mil for a new stadium from the taxpayers.
Wasn't he all over the idea of pitching in the NL just last year?
The guy does seem to be a workhorse; it will be interesting to watch how that progresses. The Yankees are good entertainment....particularly when they spend to sit home in October
.rz, your post reminded me of Fall Instrux in 2007 when the Padres lost the playoff to the Rockies and the following day the coaches were giving a 'pep talk' about the 'disappointment' to the MiLBers. And they would be unhappy when the guys on the Big Club screw up because.....?
quote:rz, your post reminded me of Fall Instrux in 2007 when the Padres lost the playoff to the Rockies and the following day the coaches were giving a 'pep talk' about the 'disappointment' to the MiLBers. And they would be unhappy when the guys on the Big Club screw up because.....? noidea
Now I'm a little confused........which is not uncommon this time of the year I'm told.
Never forget, if the Yankees fall on their face and are risking losing the franchise because no one can afford tickets anymore and they can't meet payroll, they can always go to congress and ask for a couple of billion to get them through these hard times.
rz, you said:
...and then I noted that the Padres' minor leaguers were bemused when the staff seemed to think they should be down about the Padres losing to the Rockies. As if the success of the guys who hold the jobs they want was their dearest wish.
I saw the relation.
OK, you're confused & I'm obscure.....
quote:If you put on your toxic waste suit and dug deep enough in my warped mind , I guess you might find that I also root for the Yankees to fail. .........in a parental sense that is.
...and then I noted that the Padres' minor leaguers were bemused when the staff seemed to think they should be down about the Padres losing to the Rockies. As if the success of the guys who hold the jobs they want was their dearest wish.
I saw the relation.
OK, you're confused & I'm obscure.....
quote:OK, you're confused & I'm obscure
I will continue to blame it on the mosquito foggers that we chased in the 60's
and the 70's discos
who wouldn't believe they are the cause
quote:posted by rz1: Regardless of what people say, I will be the first to comment that there few, if any organizations that you would rather have your kid involved with. From draft day to the day you're traded , it's first class.
I can certainly relate and would feel the same way....I think.
Seriously, I understand well they have the best professionals with resources few others have, the best of eveything. I think that is why so many feel as they do. They have more money, rings, trophies, talent, fans and anything else the dominant force has. Such is life. They still have The Freezer, though.
Is Sabathia going to win more than Mussina? If not he's just a replacement. What have the Yankees won this century. (feels soooooooooo good to be a smug Red Sox fan now after a half a lifetime of suffering 
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Point of interest! Check the salaries and bonuses of some of the top CEO's who have run companies into the ground and then were paid a bonus to leave. Now Congress is helping financially to save them! Maybe the Yankee organization could help Congress, since they seem to always have the funds to offer large multi-year contracts. Like it or not, the Yankees have a tradition of surviving and winning.
So now the Dread Sox are in, for a reported $200,000,000.00???? If Mark T. gets a $20,000 a year deal, that's $121,212.12 per game.
Wherever he lands, he should take uniform number "12".
The guy needs to sign somewhere already. As much as I feel the nutty contracts will ruin the sport I love, I still check the Baltimore Sun web site hourly to see if there's anything new. Hope does spring eternal...
Wherever he lands, he should take uniform number "12".
The guy needs to sign somewhere already. As much as I feel the nutty contracts will ruin the sport I love, I still check the Baltimore Sun web site hourly to see if there's anything new. Hope does spring eternal...