bobbob1313 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Has nothing to do with that. He's just a loathsome mercenary. Not worth rooting for on any level unless he happens to sign for your team. Is Pedro Martinez also this? And Carlos Beltran? And Carlos Delgado? And Magglio Ordonez? And anyone else that has ever signed a free agent contract? Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Has nothing to do with that. He's just a loathsome mercenary. Not worth rooting for on any level unless he happens to sign for your team.Socialist. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I kind of like that the Yankees seem to be spending their vast amounts of money much more intelligently now than in the past. I think it's good for baseball when they are dominant. You need a villain. People will not accept that the Red Sox or some other team that spends absurd amounts of money can be the villain, so the Yankees will always be that. Good. As has been said over the years here, the playoffs are kind of a crapshoot anyways, so it's not like they are guaranteed a WS every time they are good. And the Red Sox aren't going to stop spending money anytime soon, so the argument that it's unfair doesn't hold a lot of water for me. As for why I'm kind of pulling for the Yankees: If my team isn't in it and I don't develop any sort of connection with a team during the course of the season, I generally root for whoever I think the best team is. This season the Yankees are unequivocally the best team in baseball in my opinion, so I'm passively hoping they win. If the Phillies do end up beating the Dodgers then I begin strongly rooting for the Yankees, as I must root against anyone in my own division,. Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Is Pedro Martinez also this? And Carlos Beltran? And Carlos Delgado? And Magglio Ordonez? And anyone else that has ever signed a free agent contract? I have too many friends who have had too many bad encounters with Teixeira to paint him with any other brush. Has nothing to do with the contract he was able to sign. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I think it's good for baseball when they are dominant. You need a villain. I agree with this. I like the Yankees for being the Yankees. Parity sucks. I'll take dynastys over parity any time. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 People will not accept that the Red Sox...can be the villain Say what? Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Say what? Compared to the Yankees, people around the country love the Red Sox. The Red Sox can't be a villain. It has to be the Yankees. Look at how giddy your everyday fan was last year when the Yankees won like 90 games and missed the playoffs. It's not like that for anyone else. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Compared to the Yankees, people around the country love the Red Sox. The Red Sox can't be a villain. It has to be the Yankees. Look at how giddy your everyday fan was last year when the Yankees won like 90 games and missed the playoffs. It's not like that for anyone else.I don't know about this. If anything, I would say that the only reason the Sox aren't hated on a level of the Yankees is that they don't have the history of success that the Yankees. But I would think that the Red Sox are the #2 hated team, but I think that's more attributable to Red Sox Nation than to the team itself. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I don't know about this. If anything, I would say that the only reason the Sox aren't hated on a level of the Yankees is that they don't have the history of success that the Yankees. But I would think that the Red Sox are the #2 hated team, but I think that's more attributable to Red Sox Nation than to the team itself. They are a very distant second, probably. They are probably the only other team that generate strong feelings around the country, but I think more casual fans still think of them in that lovable goofball way. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Fuck the Yankees. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 They are a very distant second, probably. They are probably the only other team that generate strong feelings around the country, but I think more casual fans still think of them in that lovable goofball way.That may be. I have taken a fair amount of shit for being a Mets fan, though about 75 percent of that shit has been from Yankees fans. I like the Yankees players a lot more than I like their fans, come to think of it. Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 As much as I want Joe Mauer to win the AL MVP, Teixeira will probably get extra votes for making the Rangers a contender by not being there anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 So, Steve Phillips has been banging some young ESPN chick? Good for him. Isn't that why the Mets dumped him? Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 So, Steve Phillips has been banging some young ESPN chick? Good for him. Isn't that why the Mets dumped him? She might be young...... http://theproducers.weei.com/sports/boston/dennis-and-callahan/will-people-ever-learn/ Link to post Share on other sites
rareair Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 She might be young...... http://theproducers.weei.com/sports/boston/dennis-and-callahan/will-people-ever-learn/ she is reportedly 22. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 she is reportedly 22."22" meaning double bagger? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 did you see the letter she wrote to his wife? Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 did you see the letter she wrote to his wife?That was hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I hear she has a birth mark near her penis as well.... Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Dennis and Callahan make me want to light myself on fire. Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The Cubs have hired the game's premier hitting instructor in Rudy Jaramillo and gave him a three year, $2.4M contract. The Rangers only offered him a one year deal after 15 years of excellence. I've always wondered why guys like this (Mazzone, Duncan, Kerrigan, etc.) don't act as consultants to individual players. They could make a fortune charging players $100,000 a year or more acting as personal instructors for 20-25 guys. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Back when I was 8, I remember my best friend asking me if I would rather eat shit or drink piss. You know, if I had no choice, and had to pick one. And 25 years later, if the Angels don't pull this out somehow, my life has come full circle. Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Back when I was 8, I remember my best friend asking me if I would rather eat shit or drink piss. You know, if I had no choice, and had to pick one. And 25 years later, if the Angels don't pull this out somehow, my life has come full circle. Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 The Cubs have hired the game's premier hitting instructor in Rudy Jaramillo and gave him a three year, $2.4M contract. The Rangers only offered him a one year deal after 15 years of excellence. I've always wondered why guys like this (Mazzone, Duncan, Kerrigan, etc.) don't act as consultants to individual players. They could make a fortune charging players $100,000 a year or more acting as personal instructors for 20-25 guys.Walt Hriniack does this. I doubt he makes that much. But what do I know. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I doubt a hitting coach could charge anyone but the very highest-paid players anywhere near $100,000 per year. The major league minimum salary is $400,000. Lots of guys still make well under $1M per year. Link to post Share on other sites
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