The Joe.T Memorial Yankees Suck Thread for 2007

[EagerBeaver]

Schilling

With the news that Curt Schilling may be on the shelf for an extended period of time, it will be interesting to see if the Red Sox panic and unload a truckload of talent in order to get Buehrle. Kenny Williams, always known for his very aggressive trade demands, will do his best to ass fuck Theo Epstein. It will be interesting if Epstein allows himself to be anally raped, or if he adopts a different approach.

Some Red Sox fans will likely look at the standings and say, "fuck it, who cares, we don't need anyone, we are up by 10 over Toronto and 11 over NYY. Why even make a trade?" Well, if there is another injury or two, suddenly things get dicy, and the season is far from over at this point.

I think if I were Epstein I would wait. Many teams will figure they are out of it and dump lesser "salary dump" type guys cheap later in July before the trading deadline. If they can't hold a 10 game lead until then, they suck.

Interesting also is speculation that Schilling hurt himself overthrowing in an effort to get that no-hitter. I did not see the game and cannot corroborate those suspicions, but I did see Phil Hughes' near no hitter in which he was injured and he was throwing unrelenting, pure smoke when he got hurt. One thing is clear, Schilling has sucked since the near no hitter.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

You can dream, can't you, Beav. The All Star break is 2 weeks away; I'd hardly call that an extended period of time.

There's hard a need for panic in Beantown. The inconsistent Mr. Schilling will be back after the All Star break. Matsuzaka and Beckett are pitching like Cy Young candidates. Julian Tavarez has had one bad start since April.

With an enormous lead, Manny just starting to hit, Crisp and Drew just starting to hit, the best bullpen in the American League, what's the worry, what's the hurry?

Yes, Kenny Williams is a much better GM than he was a player. After the Merideth/Bard for Mirabelli disaster of last year, a deal made in a panic, Theo is hardly likely to panic again.

At this point, the Sox have the most highly regarded pitching prospect in the minor leagues in Buchholz, who is now more highly regarded than the fragile Mr. Phil Hughes. While they don't want to rush Buchholz as the Yankees desperately rushed Hughes, there is no way he will be included in any deal for a pitcher who is likely no better than he is today.

And why panic? (Unless you're the Yankees, of course.) The Sox have 87 games left. 48 of those games are with Kansas City, Texas, Chicago, Tampa Bay, and Baltimore, all genuinely terrible teams. The Sox have 33 games left with teams playing .500 or better.

 

[Joe.t]

Trade talk is starting to heat up again and it will be interesting to see who the Yankees go after, last year it was Abreu, who will end up in a Yankee uniform before July 31?, Texeira, Dye, Willis, etc!!!?, i think Cashman has a few surprise cards up his sleeve.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

last year it was Abreu.

Yep. That was his $20,000,000 mistake last year. He's already made his $20,000,000 mistake this year in the person of a fat redneck from Texas with a 5.09 ERA.

i think Cashman has a few suprise cards up his sleeve.

Yep. Maybe he'll dump Abreu, Posada and Mussina for prospects, eating $15,000,000 in salary along the way.

 

[Special K]

Scott Proctor = Red Sox Best Pitcher! Bwaaahhh!!!!

 

[Joe.t]

Here is my pick 3 parlay that i have made with my bookie today, if they come through as expected i will be able to cancel my overtime that i have planned for Saturday and attend the GT as i will have enough money for a SP and to pay my debts at the same time, if they dont come through give my regards to everybody at the GT for me will ya rumples old pal of mine.

Yankees -1.5 vs Baltimore(Clemens is pitching should be a gimmie)

Boston vs Seattle +1.5(D-Mat is due for a Gabbard performance, control problems with tons of walks and no run support)

Oakland +1.5 vs Cleveland(A's due for a win, plus they pay more)

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Here is my pick 3 parlay that i have made with my bookie today, if they come through as expected i will be able to cancel my overtime that i have planned for Saturday and attend the GT as i will have enough money for a SP and to pay my debts at the same time, if they dont come through give my regards to everybody at the GT for me will ya rumples old pal of mine.

Yankees -1.5 vs Baltimore(Clemens is pitching should be a gimmie)

Boston vs Seattle +1.5(D-Mat is due for a Gabbard performance, control problems with tons of walks and no run support)

Oakland +1.5 vs Cleveland(A's due for a win, plus they pay more)

Don't spend all your money here, Joe. Agreed. Clemens pitching against the Orioles should be a gimme. For the fucking Orioles, Joe. You got the wrong side.

If Matsuzaka gets the kind of run support Gabbard got last night, he'll win quite easily. And it's not called a Gabbard performance, it's called a Proctor performance. Speaking of Proctor, have you thought of seeing your proctologist about having a cephalic extraction?

Do you get a consolation prize for getting all three games wrong, Joe? Given your track record, you should know the answer to that question.

 

[z/m(Ret)]

Igawa and Pavano will be lucky to combine for 12 wins total.

This season or career total?

 

[z/m(Ret)]

the Fucking Orioles

Where is "Fucking"? I can't pinpoint that city anywhere on the map.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Where is "Fucking"? I can't pinpoint that city anywhere on the map.

It's a suburb of Poughkeepsie.

 

[Special K]

The Savior Roger Clemens : 1 win, 3 losses, ERA of 5.32. Is this what a Pro rated $28M/year buys?

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

What had all the earmarks of a grim road trip for the Sox ended yesterday with results quite different from what I expected. The Sox and Yanks left home 10 days ago on a road trip that looked much easier for the Yanks than the Sox and, with the Yanks having trimmed six games from the Sox lead in the previous two weeks, my fear was that they'd knock another game or two off that lead before each returned home.

The Sox flew off to face three teams with combined winning percentages in the .550 range while the Yanks opponents were a miserable .450. While no Sox fan can be particularly happy after seeing their team swept by Seattle, an overall 4-5 western swing is something I'll take any time.

As for the hapless Yankees, with one game to go in Baltimore, they've managed one win in 8 games, losing two of three in Colorado to a team that hasn't won since, having now lost six in a row, followed by losing two of three in San Francisco to a team that had lost its prior 7 games. Now in Baltimore, they've lost two in a row to a team with a 5-16 record in June before beating the Yankees twice.

Last night, the Yankees hoping to see the old Roger Clemens instead got just old Roger Clemens. The $28,000,000 bust now boasts a 5.32 ERA and a 1-3 record.

Adding insult to injury, it appears that the Yankees are on the verge of acquiring everybody's favorite clubhouse cancer, Shea Hillenbrand, who was DFAd by the Angels yesterday. I'd love to see the look on Doc Holliday's face when he learns this.

The Yankees now trail the wild card leader, Cleveland, by 8 games and sit in third place in the east, two games behind the Blue Jays. Can it be denied that the Yankees truly suck?

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Plus, Coco and Drew are showing real signs of life

It's nice to be loving Coco again. He's hitting .330/.455/.816 in June. He also appears, at this point in the season, to be a shoo in for the Gold Glove in center field.

 

[madmax-1]

It's nice to be loving Coco again. He's hitting .330/.455/.816 in June. He also appears, at this point in the season, to be a shoo in for the Gold Glove in center field.

Like you I'm enjoying the hell out of Coco, especially with his slightly new stance and improved bat speed. He's having a career year in the field ... but the idea that he is "a shoo in for the Gold Glove in center field" misses the obvious reality of one Ichiro Suzuki who is the sole reason that the Mariners beat the Red Sox yesterday. If he hadn't caught Crisp's drive to center, the game would have been over in 9 and the Red Sox would have gone home the victor. Unfortunately voters will likely give him his seventh straight Gold Glove and Coco like Big Papi in last year's MVP race will only be a close second. I wish it could be otherwise, but I don't think it will be.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Adding insult to injury, it appears that the Yankees are on the verge of acquiring everybody's favorite clubhouse cancer, Shea Hillenbrand, who was DFAd by the Angels yesterday. I'd love to see the look on Doc Holliday's face when he learns this.

Looks like i picked the right time of the week to check out the site. The cancer named "Hillenbrand" moving over to the hapless Yankees is terrific news!

 

[madmax-1]

Looks like i picked the right time of the week to check out the site. The cancer named "Hillenbrand" moving over to the hapless Yankees is terrific news!

If this really does happen, then the Yankees will truly be the retirement home for old steriod users!

 

[Joe.t]

Yep. Maybe he'll dump Abreu, Posada and Mussina for prospects, eating $15,000,000 in salary along the way.

Wrong again as usual rumples, Yankees have no need for that as they have the best prospects in all of baseball according to baseball expert Peter Gammons who should know a thing or two about baseball.

Expect a big push from the Yankees after the allstar break as they are always a much better second half team, the real intriguing question is who will be on the team after July 31(trade deadline).

Just noticed how Lowell's average has rapidly declined to below .300 after a red hot start, Youkilis wont be far behind if you go by last years history.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

I doubt that Gammons ever said such a thing, Joe. While the Yankees farm system is quite improved, they have zero quality position prospects and just a few high level pitching prospects. There are quite a few systems that are considerably stronger, including the Red Sox, who have the best pitching prospect in baseball in Clay Buchholz.

This is partly why the Yanks won't be able to add much of anything at all between now and the trading deadline as they're unwilling to part with the few prospects that they have. This explains why they're taking on Shea Hillenbrand as he'll be had for practically nothing, which is exactly what he's worth.

According to Hardball Times, in a preseason article, the Yankees had the 11th best farm system, the Sox the 13th. Given the half season that's transpired since, there's little doubt that the Red Sox have climbed and the Yankees sunk.

Wrong again as usual rumples, Yankees have no need for that as they have the best prospects in all of baseball according to baseball expert Peter Gammons who should know a thing or two about baseball.

 

[Joe.t]

I doubt that Gammons ever said such a thing, Joe.

Wishfull thinking on your part rumps but Gammons did say that two weeks ago during the Mets-Yankees game and if anybody watched the game they can confirm this, you were probably smoking the good stuff at the time as i noticed that your posts are becoming more delusional than ever, i would imagine that the CY Young has come down to a race between Beckett, Papelbon, Schilling and Okajima.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

i would imagine that the CY Young has come down to a race between Beckett, Papelbon, Schilling and Okajima.

No, Joe, that's your game. There are probably 5 good candidates right now, only one of them a Red Sox, none of them a Yankee.

If the season were over today and I had a vote, I'd probably vote for Haren. However, the way Matsuzaka is pitching now, he's going to be a candidate pretty soon.