cheese
Footballguy
Probably a good place to remind people that Cueto last had an era or 3.00 or more in 2010.
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rodg12
Footballguy
Yes, legacy. The Monument Park, number retired, Yankee HOFer legacy. That may not matter to you, but it matters to lots of Yankees fans.TobiasFunke said:
He's the first Yankee to ever leave that legacy. He could have gone down alongside Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle, Berra, Rivera and Jeter in the Yankee greats.Jeter a vastly inferior player? C'mon man. He's a Hall of Famer and top 10 (at least) SS of all-time. I know from your other postings that you're not that obtuse.
Also, all teams have idiot fans. Your own Nationals have a bunch of idiots bagging on Bryce Harper.
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cheese
Footballguy
I would bet on Cuetos ERA being lower than any 1 of those guys in 2014 with possible exception of Kershaw because that's pretty much what he always does :shrugs:
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
It's fine if you and lots of Yankee fans value the Yankees' "legacy," but it seems a little weird to criticize a player for not valuing it exactly the same way you do. He's not a lifelong NY resident and baseball fan who gets misty-eyed strolling through Monument Park and thinking about his dad and his childhood and all that stuff. This is his job, the park is his office. And there are plenty of reasons to prefer playing for the Mariners to playing for the Yankees.Yes, legacy. The Monument Park, number retired, Yankee HOFer legacy. That may not matter to you, but it matters to lots of Yankees fans.TobiasFunke said:
Jeter a vastly inferior player? C'mon man. He's a Hall of Famer and top 10 (at least) SS of all-time. I know from your other postings that you're not that obtuse.
Also, all teams have idiot fans. Your own Nationals have a bunch of idiots bagging on Bryce Harper.
Frankly the Yankee fans who criticize his choice of money over winning or legacy or playoff games sound a lot like the Phillies fans who criticized Jayson Werth four years ago. Turns out maybe Werth also knew something about the directions the respective franchises were heading; perhaps Cano does too.
Also I meant that Jeter is currently the vastly inferior player (I don't think he'd announced his retirement when Cano signed with Seattle). And you could certainly make the argument that Cano has been the much player during the time that the two shared the field.
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Long Ball Larry
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you really think that had anything to do with it?Frankly the Yankee fans who criticize his choice of money over winning or legacy or playoff games sound a lot like the Phillies fans who criticized Jayson Werth four years ago. Turns out maybe Werth also knew something about the directions the respective franchises were heading;Yes, legacy. The Monument Park, number retired, Yankee HOFer legacy. That may not matter to you, but it matters to lots of Yankees fans.TobiasFunke said:
Jeter a vastly inferior player? C'mon man. He's a Hall of Famer and top 10 (at least) SS of all-time. I know from your other postings that you're not that obtuse.
Also, all teams have idiot fans. Your own Nationals have a bunch of idiots bagging on Bryce Harper.
i agree with you overall though. some people should re-watch a bronx tale.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
With Werth? I think all factors play a role. I mean I assume if the Phillies had matched the Nats he would have stayed because he clearly liked Philly. But I also think it's possible that if say the Marlins had beaten the Nats' bid by a couple bucks he would have chosen the Nats anyway, if he valued pennant races and where the organization is heading and whatnot. I have no real idea what he valued, but my point is that you can't just assume the future based on the past. Things change. It's entirely possible that the Mariners return to the playoffs or even win a World Series before the Yankees. And imagine Cano's "legacy" then- certainly would have a more significant place in the sports' history than if he was just another in a long line of Yankees.you really think that had anything to do with it?Frankly the Yankee fans who criticize his choice of money over winning or legacy or playoff games sound a lot like the Phillies fans who criticized Jayson Werth four years ago. Turns out maybe Werth also knew something about the directions the respective franchises were heading;Yes, legacy. The Monument Park, number retired, Yankee HOFer legacy. That may not matter to you, but it matters to lots of Yankees fans.TobiasFunke said:
Jeter a vastly inferior player? C'mon man. He's a Hall of Famer and top 10 (at least) SS of all-time. I know from your other postings that you're not that obtuse.
Also, all teams have idiot fans. Your own Nationals have a bunch of idiots bagging on Bryce Harper.
i agree with you overall though. some people should re-watch a bronx tale.
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E-Z Glider
Footballguy
No one's making any decisions based on anything but $$$. Players (and the union) dont care about "legacy" and they arent trying to predict which way a franchise is heading. They take the highest salary for themselves and for the next wave of FA's.With Werth? I think all factors play a role. I mean I assume if the Phillies had matched the Nats he would have stayed because he clearly liked Philly. But I also think it's possible that if say the Marlins had beaten the Nats' bid by a couple bucks he would have chosen the Nats anyway, if he valued pennant races and where the organization is heading and whatnot. I have no real idea what he valued, but my point is that you can't just assume the future based on the past. Things change. It's entirely possible that the Mariners return to the playoffs or even win a World Series before the Yankees. And imagine Cano's "legacy" then- certainly would have a more significant place in the sports' history than if he was just another in a long line of Yankees.you really think that had anything to do with it?Frankly the Yankee fans who criticize his choice of money over winning or legacy or playoff games sound a lot like the Phillies fans who criticized Jayson Werth four years ago. Turns out maybe Werth also knew something about the directions the respective franchises were heading;Yes, legacy. The Monument Park, number retired, Yankee HOFer legacy. That may not matter to you, but it matters to lots of Yankees fans.TobiasFunke said:
Jeter a vastly inferior player? C'mon man. He's a Hall of Famer and top 10 (at least) SS of all-time. I know from your other postings that you're not that obtuse.
Also, all teams have idiot fans. Your own Nationals have a bunch of idiots bagging on Bryce Harper.
i agree with you overall though. some people should re-watch a bronx tale.
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
Is today the day the Harangatang comes crashing back to earth?
It has to happen eventually, right? I don't want to live in a world where people can say, "Cy Young winner Aaron Harang".
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Brewers just WHIPped their Wang out against the Cards. Allen Craig was not impressed.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
You are very much omitting Chris Sale and Darvish is top three IMO. I wouldn't drop Verlander out of that top group either, he's just in a transition phase of trying to manage games better. Anyone questioning his continued talent should have watched him yesterday with two on and one out, he fanned the next two guys in seven pitches.
Guys who are climbing are Estrada, Wacha, Cobb, Cashner and Richards. Ross and Strasburg are off to tough starts, but they have great stuff and should improve.
Over the past three years Kershaw, Verlander, Lee, Shields, Weaver, Bumgarner, Price, Felix, Hamels, and Scherzer are the top ten fantasy starters (Excluding Fernandez). Of those guys only Weaver seems to have regressed so far that he is no longer in the conversation as a top ten guy, Shields is tragically underrated.
Wrigley
Footballguy
Wrigley
Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Rangers are horrible, hard to believe they still have a winning record.
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
avoiding injuries
Footballguy
If it saves just one perfect game it will be worth it.
avoiding injuries
Footballguy
Ummmm...yeah. Young pitchers are notorious for giving the Orioles problems, but this guy absolutely crushed their offense last week. Nasty stuff.
Eephus
Footballguy
The Dodgers are calling up RHP Red Patterson to start the second game of today's DH at Minnesota. Unless I missed someone the long Baseball-Reference list of Reds, Patterson is the first major leaguer to have "Red" as his primary name since Red Schoendienst retired in 1963.
Red used to be a really common nickname; there are three Hall of Famers (Schoendienst, Faber, Ruffing) who went by it. I doubt Patterson will join them but it's the most interesting factoid I have for a short slate of games today.
Red used to be a really common nickname; there are three Hall of Famers (Schoendienst, Faber, Ruffing) who went by it. I doubt Patterson will join them but it's the most interesting factoid I have for a short slate of games today.
rodg12
Footballguy
This could be cool...
Eric Fisher @EricFisherSBJ 58s
Minor League Baseball signs broadcast deal w CBS Sports Network to run Game of the Week through early Aug.
Eric Fisher @EricFisherSBJ 58s
Minor League Baseball signs broadcast deal w CBS Sports Network to run Game of the Week through early Aug.
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
Hudson was responsible for probably the best pitched game I've ever seen in person.
Aug. 11, 2003
Only three balls left the infield (neither of the two hits).
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Hudson having 3 walks this year is pretty amazing. He's been pretty decent the last few years, but he seems to have found something extra this year. As has CJ Wilson, who I've never liked.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
jamny
Footballguy
avoiding injuries
Footballguy
Yes, game 2.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Wasn't part of Weiss' reasoning for Blackmon over Dickerson being that Blackmon played a better CF?
Northern Voice
Footballguy
I love him, but Jose Reyes' defense is going to get into Jeter territory before the end of his contract... already not much range.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
What was his OPS opening day?Might have something to do with Blackmon's OPS
The comment was made because he had Blackmon in RF tonight and Dickerson in CF.
If his reasoning was to go with Blackmon because of how he handled CF, then why have Dickerson at CF on a night they are both starting?
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Well it seems CARGO is hurt again, so you'll probably see a lot of them in the OF together.What was his OPS opening day?Might have something to do with Blackmon's OPS
The comment was made because he had Blackmon in RF tonight and Dickerson in CF.
If his reasoning was to go with Blackmon because of how he handled CF, then why have Dickerson at CF on a night they are both starting?
I drafted Dickerson also, but I got Blackmon as an FA as well. I think blackmon just started fast, and that's that.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
Dickerson has the arm of a 12 year old girl. He doesn't have the range to hold up in Center either, but the idea is that he's less of a liability there flanked by CarGo and Blackmon than his inability to make throws from Right makes him from that spot.
When CarGo left the game last night Corey went to Left, Blackmon to Center, and Barnes to right.
RnR
Footballguy
If anything, over the years of your miserable fandom, haven't you learned not to celebrate before the final out is made?
Wrigley
Footballguy
RnR
Footballguy
As of last year, they only do it when they are playing at another team with red as a primary color, such as the Reds. Prior to that, the navy blue hat was the primary road hat. I agree with you and I think they have it right with the current set up.
