I said it about a month ago. Just how do they intend to save his arm by making him a starter? By my count, starters should pitch at least 190 innings. Closers pitch about 80-90 depending on whether they get abused. I guess they saw too many films of Benitez giving it up to the [...]
0 comments March 22 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Apparantly the RedSox have changed gears and are making Papelbon their closer right away. Makes sense for the Sox and more problematic for the Yankees.
In other news, I heard the report about LaRussa and the DWI arrest. They found him stopped at a traffic light, fast asleep with the car in drive and his foot [...]
0 comments March 22 2007 | Joe | Discussion
John, I agree. There is no need to address this. Cashman should have said something similar to what you suggest. Everyone on heaven and Earth knows it is the Yankees’ policy not to engage in extension talks at this stage. If the Yankees are not making an exception for Mo (and also Posada who is [...]
0 comments March 22 2007 | Russ | Discussion
The season has yet to start and I’m as tired of the A-Rod contract story as I am of Sanjaya Malakar’s 8th-grade-caliber talent and Farrah Faucetesque hair. Give me a break.
A-Rod can’t catch a breather. For those of you who haven’t seen the story, Cashman said the Yankees will not extend/enhance A-Rod’s contract at the [...]
0 comments March 22 2007 | John B | Discussion
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