Robinson Cano is playing winter ball for Las Estrellas Orientales (the team in his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic). He made his season debut Friday, going 2-for-4. He also played yesterday, going 0-for-3 with a walk. The league began well over a month ago, but those MLB stars who still play tend to join late in the season or even just for the playoffs.
I've been told that Melky Cabrera will start playing in the next few days as well.
The Dominican Republic is the host this season for the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe), which includes the top team from the D.R., Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
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Kat,
And they do this as a way of getting a head start on ST, or as a form of payback to their home towns/countries, or what?
I assume the big club actually controls whether they do this off-season stuff?
just don't get hurt guys.
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Anonymous!! You finally thought of a moniker!!
Congratulations, Not Impressed -- the poster formerly known as Anonymous!
Who knows, even Diane might read your comments now. If you calm it down to lower case, anyway... ;-)
And on the subject of baseball, of the triumvirate we only seem to hear about Joba these days.
Anybody know what Kennedy and Hughes are up to?
Are they working on their THIRD PITCHES someplace?
Just a guess, but maybe Kennedy is in LA watching his new bride Allison play basketball for USC? They got married in the short break between his season and hers...
Marianne, it's at least in part because it means so much to the fans there to actually be able to see the players from there play in person. Players do have to clear playing with their teams, for the most part. Teams are generally more apt to allow position players to play or pitchers who missed some time with an injury during the season. A lot of times, teams like position players to play because they show up for spring training in better shape.
Thanks, Kat!
I hope then that Betemit is also gratifying his home town fans someplace (and getting in shape)... ;-)
Betemit's been playing for a while. He's playing for Escogido, and batting .286 with seven RBIs, seven walks and 14 strikeouts in 12 games.
Jose Veras is doing really well for Escogido. He's held hitters to a .138 batting average and hasn't allowed a run in 9 games and 8 2/3 innings. He has 13 strikeouts.
Great updating, Kat.
Glad to hear that Veras is doing well, I like him and have hopes that he is going to help in the bullpen.
Amazing how many of you bloggers are so full of yourselves: telling people where to blog and what not to blog; suggesting Anonymous bloggers have nothing of value to say because we don't use names like Grampa, Diane, Marianne which happen to be just as anonymous; suggesting some of us should be complimented if Diane reads our blogs like it's some sort of privilege. My only message to you is: GET OVER YOURSELVES -- in ALL CAPS, like it or not!
Long silence.
Only takes one turd in the punchbowl to spoil the party.
Marianne and Diane....Go make us dinner the men are talking!
GOT NEW RINGS? HOW DID YOUR JETS DO TODAY?
GREETINGS FROM TITLETOWN!!!!
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p.s Grampa: go into a home!
not tying to sound full of myself or tell people what to blog, but can we stop insulting each other and just talk baseball
Jayson Stark-What's Pettitte's price for admission?
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3157202
Andy Pettitte screwed up.
Let's get that out of the way fast.
Every player who (pick your favorite action verb) used, or tried, or obtained, or experimented with HGH over the last decade knew it was wrong.
Knew it.
Knew it was a decision that was as shaky ethically as it was medically.
Knew it.
Knew it just from what he had to do to get ahold of that HGH in the first place.
Whether he had to head on down to the anti-aging clinic, or go see a doctor (or dentist) he'd never seen before, or click on some link he found for buycheapHGHrighthere.com, or call up his favorite strength coach, he had to know that didn't feel right.
Because it wasn't.
Wasn't legal. Wasn't honorable. Wasn't cool medically.
And every player knew that. Every one of them.
But …
We want you to consider the tale of two players. We won't name them. See if you can tell the difference.
Player A is a long-time star for a team that has won multiple titles. Great guy. Beloved by fans and teammates alike. Then finds himself connected with an HGH story he can't escape.
So he admits it. Admits he bought it. Admits he took it. Admits he did that over a long period of time, during which his team won championships and he was an All-Star. Admits he "sent the wrong message" to kids and to the public. Admits he's "very, very embarrassed."
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Andy Pettitte
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Andy Pettitte on using HGH in 2002: "I wasn't looking for an edge. I was looking to heal."
But Player A also says he wants to make it clear he never used steroids. And the only reason he used HGH was because he was hurt and wanted to get back on the field to help his team.
OK, now let's move on to Player B -- another terrific player for teams that did nothing but win. Another likeable guy. Fan favorite. Clubhouse favorite. Then looks up one day and hears his name all over TV and radio, linked to HGH use.
So Player B takes some time to think about how he should react, then confesses. Confesses by saying he was injured at the time. Confesses by saying he felt an obligation to get back and help his team. Confesses by saying he'd heard a lot of talk about the healing properties of HGH, so he tried it briefly, then stopped.
It didn't feel right. It wasn't the kind of player or person he was, or is. So he stopped. And ohbytheway, he never used steroids, either, despite what people have been saying about him.
Two stories that couldn't be more identical, right?
But Player B wakes up the next morning to find a headline that says: "PLEASE SPARE US."
Player A, on the other hand, is greeted by headlines like this one: "DON'T SINGLE OUT (PLAYER A)."
Hmmmm. What's up with that?
Two indistinguishable stories. Two very different reactions. Why is that, anyway?
Well, you probably figured out that Player B is Pettitte, a fellow who plays baseball for a living.
Player A, on the other hand, is New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, a guy who plays in that Teflon National Football League, in which all those chiseled bodies are clearly on the up and up.
Where's the outrage over Rodney Harrison, huh? We've been waiting for it to show up in some form, any form, for weeks now. We're still waiting. We'll probably wait a lifetime.
Maybe somebody will write an indignant column about this topic to fill space before the Super Bowl or something. But it'll come. Then it'll go. And then Rodney Harrison will go ride off on his parade float and soak in the cheers.
Meanwhile, there are baseball fans who will never forgive Andy Pettitte. Never. Even though there's no indication, in the Mitchell report or anywhere else, that he was a habitual HGH user.
But that doesn't mean we don't understand that reaction. We get exactly why people feel that. Pettitte deserves to pay a price -- some kind of price -- for what he admits he did.
But as you're inflicting that price on Pettitte, think of Rodney Harrison. And if your only reaction to his crime was, "How does this affect my fantasy team?" you have some confessing to do yourself -- about the never-ending double standard applied to baseball and football on this issue.
We don't want to belabor that one, though, because it leads us to a bigger issue:
Is what either of the two athletes did "cheating"?
This is a question that deserves a thorough nationwide debate one of these days. Doesn't it?
If an already-great player decides his goal in life is to break the biggest record in sports, and to do that he's willing to inject or ingest just about any substance on the market, that feels like cheating.
But what about all those players -- in all sports -- who used HGH for other reasons? What do we do about them?
It's getting more and more obvious to those who pay attention that HGH developed a reputation among athletes as some kind of miracle quick-healing potion. Do a little research. That theme comes up over and over.
We hear medical authorities tell us, just about daily, that that's a myth. But it's a myth that became part of the sporting culture. So clearly, it was that panicky desire to heal faster, to "get back on the field," that fueled the HGH use of hundreds of athletes.
"I'm willing to say that in the case of just about every guy who used HGH," one longtime baseball man told us recently, "it can almost always be traced to some kind of injury."
So let's ask you again: Is that "cheating"? Discuss.
Maybe yes. Maybe no. We all have some thinking to do to answer that question.
But whether it was or it wasn't -- in Andy Pettitte's case, in Rodney Harrison's case, in the case of anyone who looked up the phone number of the nearest anti-aging clinic -- it was still wrong.
Morally wrong. Legally wrong. Dead wrong.
And Andy Pettitte knew it. Knew it when he did it. Knew it when he stopped doing it. Knew it when he owned up this weekend.
So he'll deserve his inevitable trip to principal Selig's office. He'll deserve whatever boos he hears on Opening Day, and on every road trip for the rest of his life. He'll deserve whatever price he has to pay for this.
But that doesn't mean we can't put his offense in perspective, judged against the more heinous and selfish offenses of others, judged against the context of his career.
Sorry, we're just tired of the ridiculous oversimplification of a complicated issue. It never stops. People just can't wait to pin easy talk-show labels on every one of these stories. But look a little closer the next time you come up for air. They don't all fit.
So yeah, Andy Pettitte screwed up. That's where we started. That's where we'll finish.
But does he deserve more wrath than Rodney Harrison? Why?
Does he deserve to have his photo plastered all over the back page of a tabloid, with the photos of a bunch of other members of the All-Mitchell Report Team, under the giant headline: "CHEATERS?" We're still sorting that one out.
But we've already sorted this out:
All crimes in the courthouse are not created equal. And neither are all crimes in the Mitchell report.
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Dude just post the link not the whole F$%KING ARTICLE!!
Well said Phucker.
Going back to what Kat said about Betemit, I'm not too pleased with his stats in Winter ball. 14 strikeouts in 12 games? Damn!
marianne - Thanks gorgeous, it was a great suggestion! I was hoping to come back today and see that the locals got this Mitchell report out of their system so we can go back to talking about baseball. I see its more difficult for some to kick the habit. Its Ok, we're here for you!
So looks like Santana talk is back in the mix. DAM IT! Im back throwing rocks at a tank, OK Philip Wallace, looks like we need to get back on the battlefield! Since Im such a lover of statistics, I want to share some things with you all .
In the last 4 years Santana has pitched over 900 innings, (228, 231, 233, 219 ). That is 4 consecutive 200+ innings. I checked stats for the pitchers with the most innings between 2004-2006. Here is what the top 10 looks like =
Oswalt = 699
Santana = 693
Buehrle = 686
Webb = 672
Zito = 662
Willis = 656
Garland = 649
Zambrano = 647
Carpenter = 645
Westbrook = 637
Here is the top 10 for 2007
Sabathia = 241
Webb = 236
Harang = 231
Blanton = 230
Halladay = 225
Hudson = 224
Lackey = 224
Peavy = 223
Haren = 222
Santana = 219
Only Webb and Santana were in the top 10 in 2007. Things that you will notice is that Santana had his worst year since becoming a full time starter in 07. Same is true for Zito, Willis and Zambrano, Garland had an average year with 4.23 ERA and his lowest K/9. Westbrook was hurt for a chunk of the season while Carpenter went under the knife. Santana has officially thrown more innings over the past 4 years ( 912 ) than anyone in the entire league, Oswalt is #2 with 911. Of the original top 10, only Webb and Buehrle improved their ERA from last year. Mark B was about to be dropped by the White Sox before he started a new training program in the offseason ( contract year ) and had a decent year compared to 06, still not close to his 05 level. Oswalt didnt improve, but didnt drop off that much either in the ERA dept. However look closer and you can see that Oswalt's WHIP, BB/9 and OBA were the highest of his career while his K/9 were the lowest, I would expect worse numbers in 08.
Listen, its hard to judge pitchers workload these days when a couple decades ago guys were going 300 innings. Guys like Ryan ( 14 seasons at 200+ innings ), Gaylord Perry ( 17 seasons at 200+ innings ), Carlton ( 13 seasons at 200+ innings ) are dinosaurs these days. From HS to college to the minor leagues, pitchers are on strict pitch counts and their workloads are monitored closely. This coddling may be negatively affecting how pitchers arms respond to the heavy workloads. Pitchers just do not seem to last these days when pitching excessive innings.
Can we really expect Santana to go another 900 innings these next 4 years and still be dominate? If we trade for him we will have him for 6 years ( last contract year, plus the 5 year extension ). What will those last 2 years at 60M look? That's just regular season innings too, what about the half dozen playoff starts? Thats another 40 or so innings that we need to factor in. So now we're looking at close to 1000 innings of wear and tear in the next 4 seasons.
Many people say that it’s a risky proposition to go into the 08 season with 3 SP’s under 25. I say that there is a greater risk in trading away our starting CF ( who is 22 and will be a perennial 20/20 candidate..who will play CF by the way next year? Damon? ), our future #1 ( as good as Joba has been, Phil is a more polished SP, and is only 21 ), another future SP like Alan Horne for a 29 year old SP that led the league in innings the past 4 seasons who we’ll now have to pay 30M per season. What have Yankee fans been saying since 2001 …#1 stop signing the biggest FA’s on the market…#2 we need to get younger. By trading for Santana we are going back to our old ways of signing the biggest FA on the market and paying him the most money, while getting older. We are also trading away two of our youngest most talented players for a guy entering the 2nd half of his career. We already have the most expensive player, catcher, closer and minor league player ( Pavano )…do we really need to have the highest paid SP as well? I think Yankee fans also need to recognize that Santana is a VERY streaky SP. He’s not like a Pedro who just dominated every game, Santana takes a couple months to get the feel for his changeup. He will have months with his ERA in the 5’s and 6’s, then go on a dominate streak for 10 weeks. Maybe those types of dominate streaks are getting shortened like they did last season when he led the league in HR’s allowed. Again, he refused to throw his slider in September and gave no reason. I think his elbow is barking and that is the reason he is forcing the Twins hand by saying he would not accept a trade during the season.
OK, Philip Wallace…I gave the people some weapons to battle the tyrannical Santana Longshanks. May the gods guide your sword back to the Bronx in 08 and beyond!
The stats coming out of Arizona are the ones with real significance. The other Winter Leagues frequently have players coming back from injury, and are playing to show they are healthy. Generally, a players stats only draw serious attention if they are bad\horrible.
Anonymous is also an Islander fan. How are they doing dude? Bwaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaa! Icelanders, fishsticks! Last place!
Yeah, I did it.
Dru,
Great info, maybe more stats than I can digest quickly but that's how I know which Drew turned into Dru! I won't get mixed up again.
I am sold on PH being an outstanding prospect with great potential, and you do offer evidence in support of your argument that JS may be on the cusp of starting to trend downward. But then I hear Jim Kaat's voice in my ear saying, "It'll rust out before it wears out!" He preached that pitchers who pitch a lot of innings just get stronger, and Santana does pitch more innings than most...
If only this were an exact science... ;-(
I know what you mean, I wish I could just take a peak into the future 5 years down the line to see how this all turns out. Then again, that would ruin all our fun debating about it.
; )
The future homerun king and our 3rd baseman for the next 10 yrs is on 60mins tonight starts 7pm Eastern. (Which is now)
He talks about some guy with a report?
Something about some ex-senator?
Wonder what that's gonna be about.
HMMM, I wonder. Good thing Im at work right now and cant see it, darn. ; )
Im glad to see Wilson B is hitting a little. I really hope he takes this offseason seriously. If he doesn’t, guys like Shelly and Miranda will make him nothing more than a big Miquel Cairo in 08. He has an opportunity to become the starting 1B for the NY Yankees. If that’s not motivation enough to get your @ss in gear, I dont think anything ever will. You think we can ask Carlos Pena to come back to the Bronx? How did we let 41 HR’s just walk out the door? DAM IT!
Its good to see, Cano and the younger guys playing winter ball. Their young and its a good way to kick their ST. Hopefully, Cano is working on his batting eye. Cabrera working on his power and plate descipline. Betemit getting into shape, he could be the real fine for this team. I believe he has the skills to be productive at the plate and playing firstbase. He's an infielder so the game at first should come easier its just the situations at first he has to learn to react not think. So, winter ball is a good think. We have a younger team than usual and winter can get us out of the gate better than last year. On second thought any start has got to be better than last year.
Dru,
If Betemit ended up being a bench player it wouldn't be disaster as he is good with the glove at a lot of positions and he has a lot of power so he would make an excellent PH, especially hitting from both sides of the plate. Unfortunately, getting motivated seems to be a problem for him.
The Yanks aren't the only ones who let C. Pena walk, he just lost his stroke for about 4 years or so. Maybe he ran into the right hitting coach in Tampa.......or the right asst. trainer?
lol...Jim, Im not gonna go there. You're right though, all three teams that let him go ( Tigers, Sox, Yanks ) need a 1B. He could have been a key player in the balance of power in the AL. Now all three are just sticking players there to see what fits ( Guillen is a SS, Youk is a 3B, Wilson is a UTIL ).
I'm guilty!
Im the king of the world.
Im a bad man.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.
Now thats the A-rod Id love to see! The Ali A-rod!
I can't believe nobody watched that!!
It was pretty interesting.
Must see yankee fan material.
His batting cage throws 90 mph.
He needs a new decorator if you ask me.
Anything else interesting in the interview?
Ps.
He $hit all over Scott.
Not sure how much of that was genuine but fantasy or reality it was cool to think Scott got $hit on.
Dru
Katie told him no other teams wanted him..
He grinned mischeviously..."Um I'd beg to differ on that"
Like I said needs a new decorator.
You know what? I was surprised.
I don't watch network TV, so I guess I had forgotten the level.
Next to that woman Alex Rodriguez looked like an authentic, intelligent person who knew who he was and what he meant to say. She was the one who looked phoney and disingenuous.
Alex looked liked a guy who could laugh at some of the nonsense. Or get angry at an insult.
Thanks Michael for the heads up. I would have missed the program, and I'm glad I saw it.
However, you're right. He does need a new decorator.
Diane
No problem ;- )
I agree. He came off a lot better than what I was expecting.
I liked watching him in the batting cage while he talked about his approach to hitting etc...
Overall it was kinda refreshing compared to what I'm used to coming from him.
Grounds looked nice though.
Especially after looking outside today in this part of the country.
Diane / Mike, WOW, some very kind words about our man. It's refreshing to hear Yankee fans talk about Alex like that. He’s such an easy target that even his supporters bash him. I find myself defending him to other Yankee fans...which really baffles me. I wish I could have seen it.
Agree again...
I'm going to Ponte Vedra beach on Friday-can not wait.
I've been a fan of his play but I must say in the past I haven't been a fan of the way he comes across off the field.
Either he's a much more interesting and 'real' person than I previously realized or the editor of the segment is a genius.
Maybe both?
Maybe he just needs a good editor.
Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes I need one too.
Hope you have a great time in the sun, Michael. This is the time of year when I think of cozy indoor projects. Luckily the 'house guest season' is a couple of days from starting and there will be more than enough people and activity around here to keep me very busy ... ;-)
DRU
Folks here in the blog who like A-Rod to those who don't are probably outnumbered 2-1...However those who don't are very VERY vocal about it. At times it seems they may out number those of us who did want him to stick around but I'd bet they'd change their tune with just one late inning homerun in a playoff series.
"House Guest Season" -Nice
Phucker/Dru,
I'd say it's more 5-1 in favor of A-Rod, but like Michael said, the folks who hate him REALLY hate him and they love to say it as often as possible.
I think the trend is turning for A-Rod. Last year I noticed he got the loudest ovation of any Yankees player at Yankee Stadium.
I never thought he would pass Jeter in that department.
As much as I hate that vampire Scott B, he did have a point when talking about A-rod for potential suitors. A-rod was MURDERING the ball in that infamous Sox series for the 1st 3 games. Since then..not so much. I don’t think anyone can dispute that A-rod has immense talent, maybe the most natural talent in the league. Baseball is such a mental game though, that players get stuck in ruts. It seem like A-rod cares too much at times and really tries hard. That is the worst thing you can do in baseball is try harder, doesn’t work that way. As much as it pains me to say, he needs to be a little more like Manny. Manny has the attitude of “who cares if we win or lose, its just baseball”. I know that attitude pisses fans off, but it’s the right approach to take to the plate. Look at how relaxed Manny is in the playoffs, he kills the ball and ends up hitting .400 every year. That “I don’t give a $hit” attitude is the key to his relaxed approach at the plate. Once you start pressing, you’re doomed. I think that once A-rod gets that 1st big playoff game out of the way, one where he goes 3-4 with 3 RBI’s and 3 Runs scored, hes gonna go on a tear! That was my biggest fear when he was opting out. That he would go to the Angels, find his stroke in the playoffs and haunt us for the next decade. I cant wait for him to bust out. Once he has a great run in the postseason and puts a ring on his finger, nobody can say $hit about him. Then we can all just sit back and watch him chase those records. Wouldn’t it be crazy 10 years from now if A-rod is going after the HR record while Jeter chases the hit record? If you compare Jeter to Rose at this age, Jeter actually has more hits. Cant wait to see this all unfold!
More on Rose vs Jeter
Rose - 2,337 Hits at age 33
Jeter - 2,356 Hits at age 33.
Rose played until he was 46 and got 1919 hits after the age of 33. Jeter is ahead, but has a LONG way to go still. Alex will most likely have the HR record before Jeter gets the hit record.
Pats win big!
Sox own Yanks
Rags get creamed
Bruins win big
Cletics win big
Knicks well are the Knicks!
Enjoy your miserable sports lives!
AWESOME!!! Thanks for the update Title!
PS. How any of my teams do, or even more so how any Boston team performs, doesnt affect my real life. Does writing that on a NY Yankee Blog makes you feel special? Ok buddy, since you dont get any love in your life, you can come back whenever you want if we make you feel all warm and cozy.
XOXOXOXOXO
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I just watched the A-Rod interview and I agree with those who say he made Katie Couric look like an uninformed, ill-prepared fool. CBS should have gotten someone who knew what the heck they were talking about to do the interview because she came off looking foolish. I especially liked Alex's response to her proclamation that Bonds has an asterisk next to his HR record when he just looked at her and said "does he?". I'd urge Katie to head back to the Today show and go for the perky morning show lady persona than the tough interviewer, she was much better at it.
Alex did just fine and you can tell he is still steamed at Boras.
What is Alex avg in the plaoyffs? ......... .071
What is Wangs era in the playoffs? ;;;;;;;;;;;;;19.00
Anon- Finish your cereal and get your hat and mittens on, you are going to miss the bus! Now run along please....
Jim A.,
Too bad Ed Bradley is gone. He did a very good interview with Jeter a couple of years ago, and the reticent Jeter is a famously difficult interview.
Of course Bradley was both a good reporter and a skilled interviewer. While this poor woman I gather was a tv 'personality'.
don't mean Sh*t once that cold weather hits them they are doomed
Being a new guy around here it's hard for me to decide which posts I like better. The ridiculous 3rd grade level anonymous posts or the controversial UN debates of an Ant Colony post? Thoughts anyone???
Personally, I'll take the Anonymous posts....If I want politics I'll go to another site.
LOL...agreed Jim!
Posts about BASEBALL and matters directly related to our team as baseball players, even if ignorant and infantile, definitely outrank any post on politics or religion.
I like a good political discussion but for that I go where I can find people as knowledgable about politics as some of our regulars are about baseball.
You guys/gals are the best!
Got New Rings? How did your Giants and Jets do yesterday? How is their future with their current QB and Coaches?
did the Rag$s paly yesterday? How did that turn out?
catch the Pats, Celtics, Bruins, Sox lately ????
Nice city...You should be proud!
LOSERVILLE !!!!
Dont like the Gints or Jets, sorry to disappoint you.
Also, what the hell are the Rag$s???
Great article from John Harper in the Daily News about Pettite. Like I said last week, Andy did do something wrong but with good intentions. This is NOT THE SAME as Clemens, Bonds, or Giambi (who also did the right thing eventually).
HGH is not a steroid. Period.
Mike Lupica is a "non-athletic"runt with a Napoleon complex trying to milk this 'Anti-Yankee" report for all its worth. To all of these "loser" reporters. Stop being lazy and look at the details. Do your jobs and stop preaching already. I will be cheering for Andy when the season starts, no boos here. If he was trying to amass Hall of Fame type numbers for personal glory, then you turn your back on him. Not for this, not when others have done FAR worse and were given a 2nd - 3rd - 4th chance.
Give me a break, and get a damn clue!
Lupica is a runt! And Pedroia is a hobbit!
Grampa Mitchell did good by his Bosox grandkids. Flush 'em all.
I will never Boo Andy, he did wrong..so what? Nobody in here has made mistakes before? The only difference is that our mistakes dont make the front pages.
Andy will get a standing O from the fans, watch.
Forgot to give Jayson Stark of ESPN....Yes, ESPHewww, credit for the great article he wrote yesterday. Finally, some unbiased reporting about our Yankees. Jayson Stark put this HGH issue into proper context. Intelligent, thoughtful, UNBIASED reporting.
Lupica the Runt should read this article for an example on how not to be lazy and steal a paycheck from your employer. Maybe he needs some HGH for his brain injury. Pathetic, non-athletic nerd and loser.
Maybe he can get a job working for Grampa Mitchell and the Redsux.
Lupica is a Red Sox fans. This is well known. Need I say more?
No to Santana, Enough with PED's, let the era end and be forgotten. I have no compelling reason to dwell on it. It stinks and I just want to move forward. I love the game too much. Don't go after anyone who will cost us young pitching but search out deals to add young pitching to our roster. Matsui for a couple of young arms sounded great. There are others who need outfielders with pop. Float some other names out there. Even a Cano to see what we could garner with his talent. I would do Cano for Cain and or Lincecum and another arm or two. Mussina, Giambi, Damon and others could bring a low level prospect or two. Rmember what Cashman said "there is strength in numbers". Let's add some more to our numbers. Play Ball!