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MERRY TEX-MAS!!
Oh my god, what an offseason. I mean, wow. We’ve got Mark Teixeira!
Just amazing. The Yankees of old are back and wiser. Sure, we thought we were all set with Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright, but this is CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, and Mark Teixeira (and almost surely another pitcher) we’re talking about! They have real track records. Well, Burnett not so much, but we seem to be convinced he’s healthy. Back to Teixeira. It’s an 8 year contract worth up to $180 million with a no-trade clause (something that he surely required after being traded out of both Texas and Atlanta). What a strange offseason it was for Teixeira. He started out asking for 10 years and a destination by Christmas. 10 years was not going to happen, and it started out with the Nationals, Orioles, and Angels in the running for him. Then the Red Sox jumped in, and were very close to a deal, then suddenly “not a factor”. Then the Angels drew out. Just yesterday, the Nationals seemed to be the frontrunners. Then the Yanks swooped in and grabbed him, culminating his offseason, and he got his wish, same as many many Yankee fans.
I’m now looking forward to a roster that looks something like this:
ROTATION
or 
or 
or 
in the 4-5 spots.
BULLPEN
LINEUP
LF 
SS 
1B 
3B 
RF 
C 
DH 
2B 
CF 
or 
or someone better…
BENCH
Something like that… Of course, A-Rod could hit third and Tex cleanup, but yeah. You get my point. One move has made our roster MUCH MUCH deeper. If we don’t make the playoffs now, I’m gonna be pissed…. But we shouldn’t have to worry about that, I think. It would seem that we’re going all out for Number 27 in ’09. We have now signed 2 of the 4 super free agents (Sabathia, K-Rod, Tex, Manny). We could still make it 3, even though now I don’t think it’s a requirement to sign Manny. It’d be a nice bonus, but it’s not vital. We do have another pitcher coming, though.
The Angels are reportedly out of the Manny race, leaving the Dodgers and Yankees as his only serious pursuers at this point. Without much competition, if the Yankees sign Manny and another pitcher, it could go down as the best offseason in history and give us a Murderer’s Row and, in the words of Vanessa, a Murderer’s Row-tation.
In the first two games in Yankee Stadium, exhibition contests versus the Cubs, bleacher seats will be sold at 25 cents, same as Opening Day 1923. Sadly, I will not be able to join in these festivities, but I would snatch up a couple of those tickets if I were you.
Thank you and goodnight.
Rasner, Slowey, and Robby!
So today we have a less than great pitching
matchup, so this game figures to be a big game for offense,
so yeah. Here are the stats: Darrell Rasner has a 5-7 record
and a 4.97 ERA. Kevin Slowey has a 6-6 record and a 4.26 ERA.
And I have one more player’s very special stats to share with
you: Robinson Cano is hitting .526 with two home runs in 19
at bats since the All Star Break. My basic point is, Robby’s
heating up like I said he would, and expect him to be a big
factor today. One question for you MLBloggers out there: Do
you think Rasner is still starting and still on the roster
just because of his hot start?
Something about Robby
Check this out. I was just looking through some pictures of Robinson Cano, my favorite current Yankee (as I write this, I’m wearing a T-shirt of him that I got on my trip to Yankee Stadium), and I noticed this thing:
Those are pictures of him tripling and doubling, respectively, during the past week. What I’m noticing is that his form is almost exactly the same. The reason I felt the need to point this out is that he is typically a slow starter (not a well-kept secret, his first half career average is .283, versus .334 after the Midsummer Classic), and the reason most hitters go out of whack is because of their mechanics. So the case I’m making here is against the naysayers. The case I’m making is that this is just a slower start than usual. Bernie Williams (my favorite all time Yankee) was a slow starter, too, and thanks to George Steinbrenner’s suspension, he got time to work through early career struggles. I say we give Robby a chance. Just look at where Bernie is now in the hallowed halls of Yankee history.
Walkoff! Finally!
A walkoff single by a rookie. A Yankee legend tied on the all time list. A game tying triple and winning run scored by a struggling second basemen. This game went well. I’ll keep this entry short and sweet. Despite C.C.’s being gone, I think we can make a legit run at being world champs. That’s right, world champs. We will get another pitcher, though, mark my words.
Vintage Yanks. That was inspired.
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