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MemphisKitten · 04-28-2009 04:20 PM

KRB...maybe we should have one thread to post our comments about the Yankees so at the end of the season if anything changed or if we continued on our down hill spiral instead of going through all of the threads.

Phil Hughes is pitching tonight. Looks like the rain will hold off.

I sure hope Hughes pitches well. We need another starter. Of course our bats need to be better than the past two nights.

Hey...if I have to move back to Memphis, we should take a road trip in June to visit Jake as the Yankees play the Braves in Atlanta this year!!

poppaslaw · 04-28-2009 04:51 PM

This is the People's Forum. You can't have your own thread.

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KRB · 04-28-2009 05:06 PM

We need a thread, we need to start knocking threads off of the baseball. We need some offense. Now. Hey Poppa, we are people.

Jake Fury · 04-28-2009 05:14 PM

The Yankees are a paper tiger.

Hank and Hal overpaid for Tex, CC, and AJ.

I want them to toil in mediocrity until they start making smarter moves....

TJT · 04-28-2009 05:22 PM

(04-28-2009 05:14 PM)Jake Fury Wrote: The Yankees are a paper tiger.

Hank and Hal overpaid for Tex, CC, and AJ.

I want them to toil in mediocrity until they start making smarter moves....

+1

KRB · 04-28-2009 05:44 PM

(04-28-2009 05:14 PM)Jake Fury Wrote: The Yankees are a paper tiger.

Hank and Hal overpaid for Tex, CC, and AJ.

I want them to toil in mediocrity until they start making smarter moves....

They have made some bonehead moves. It's Professional baseball. I remember Viet nam , Really well. The team with the largest payroll, doesn't always win.
It's that damn new stadium. That's like building a new Statue of Liberty.
We will probably toil in mediocrity, or maybe not. Jake , I've been listening to "Vincebus Eruptum". Blue Cheer rocks. I think that is the name of the album. I'm old, so I forget sometimes.

MemphisKitten · 04-28-2009 06:15 PM

I miss the blue collar Yankees of the late 90s that won the championships. Money doesn't win games. Heart does! With the exception being the lust of my life, not many on the yankees have the heart any more.

Oh sad is this. I'm at a rooftop bar enjoying the weather, cocktails and jazz, and I would rather be watching baseball.[/align]

TJT · 04-28-2009 07:38 PM

The more the Steinbrenners get involved the worse things will get. They haven't had a good young pitcher in forever. Joba had a shot at being a good reliever maybe even the next closer, but they will probably over work his arm trying to make him a starter.

KRB is right, the team with the highest payroll doesn't always win. But they can drive the cost of players so high that small teams can't compete consistently.

I am a huge proponent of the NFL style salary cap. It makes teams earn championships not buy them, and it makes players earn their money. It's no surprise that the NFL is the most popular pro sport.

Jake Fury · 04-28-2009 07:55 PM

I'm not sure the high payroll teams really have an effect on the low payroll teams.

The Rays were able to compete, as are the Marlins, and now the Royals and Pirates are showing signs of life.

The Twins are always in the thick of things, as are the Oakland A's.

It comes down to recognizing talent and building a team. A team has to have a certain balance...like the 90s Yankees. Those teams were carried by guys like Paul O'Neil, Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius, Shane Spencer etc.

The only "bought" team I can think of is the 1997 Marlins...usually, it doesn't work.

04-28-2009 08:05 PM

so i cant talk about the cardinals in this thread?

KRB · 04-28-2009 08:10 PM

When Brosius left, the heart left. Hell the Marlins sell teams. Jake is right ,the A's, Ray's, even the twins can compete. You do have to recognise talent. You have to develop talent. Talent can also be purchased.

In todays instant gratification world. Fans don't want to wait for developement. I haven't yet figured out a way that all teams can finish first. Teams that have the money spend it.

I don't like the Steinbrenners, never will. George has made as many dumb moves as smart ones. The kids don't seem to be much smarter.

KRB · 04-28-2009 08:55 PM

I wonder who will have a better year. The Somali Pirates, or the Pittsburgh Pirates? I'm betting on Pittsburgh.

georgiatiger · 04-28-2009 09:34 PM

KRB · 04-28-2009 10:11 PM

Allright , that's not fair. You know that I can't concentrate, when I see her................................
...........................................................................................................where was I .

04-28-2009 11:19 PM

i think that one is gt's fav one of scarlettjo

MemphisFan95 · 04-28-2009 11:27 PM

baseball is better when the yankees are bad

KRB · 04-28-2009 11:37 PM

(04-28-2009 11:19 PM)tigerangel25 Wrote: i think that one is gt's fav one of scarlettjo

He knows it's one of my favorites. I have stated, although non brunette, she is a striking young woman.

TJT · 04-29-2009 12:32 AM

(04-28-2009 07:55 PM)Jake Fury Wrote: I'm not sure the high payroll teams really have an effect on the low payroll teams.

The Rays were able to compete, as are the Marlins, and now the Royals and Pirates are showing signs of life.

The Twins are always in the thick of things, as are the Oakland A's.

It comes down to recognizing talent and building a team. A team has to have a certain balance...like the 90s Yankees. Those teams were carried by guys like Paul O'Neil, Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius, Shane Spencer etc.

The only "bought" team I can think of is the 1997 Marlins...usually, it doesn't work.

I said consistently compete. Not just come out of nowhere one year and make a run. The small teams can collect talent if they spot it early, but they have no chance of keeping it together.

MemphisKitten · 04-29-2009 10:50 AM

(04-28-2009 08:05 PM)tigerangel25 Wrote: so i cant talk about the cardinals in this thread?

You can talk about the cards here. KRB and I are always talking about the games in several threads. Just thought I would put it in one place.

MemphisKitten · 04-29-2009 10:55 AM

Hughes looked good last night. And it helped that the bats finally got started.

I walked into the bar around the 5th inning and it was 0-0. Then at the top of the 7th...things went crazy.

Joba is actually pitching tonight. I just don't think he is a starter. He doesn't have enough pitches...And it sucks that Girardi caved in regards to starting Joba under the Steinbrenner/media pressure.

Joba would have been a great reliever.

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