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A-Rod House On Sale For $38 Million
Just in case you guys are looking for some HDH real estate in Miami Beach, A-Rod's house is on the market and he is looking for $38 million, but it is a very nice property and I suspect the price is negotiable:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...iami-beach-mansion-photos-194117116--mlb.html
Just in case you guys are looking for some HDH real estate in Miami Beach, A-Rod's house is on the market and he is looking for $38 million, but it is a very nice property and I suspect the price is negotiable:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...iami-beach-mansion-photos-194117116--mlb.html
Derek Lowe
In a move that quite frankly mystified me, the Yankees acquired the ball-sucking Derek Lowe off the Clevaland Indians scrap heap. If you are wondering if this is the same Derek Lowe who has an American League high 1.69 WHIP, yes it is.
Funniest thing is that the Yankees made Derek Lowe shave his face for the 1st time in 18 years tonight, and when I saw him interviewed on YES before the game, he had a huge shaving cut on his left cheek. I guess when you are 39 years old, you are washed up, your WHIP is highest in the AL, and your ERA is second highest, you gotta do what you gotta do to keep drawing a major league paycheck.
In a move that quite frankly mystified me, the Yankees acquired the ball-sucking Derek Lowe off the Clevaland Indians scrap heap. If you are wondering if this is the same Derek Lowe who has an American League high 1.69 WHIP, yes it is.
Funniest thing is that the Yankees made Derek Lowe shave his face for the 1st time in 18 years tonight, and when I saw him interviewed on YES before the game, he had a huge shaving cut on his left cheek. I guess when you are 39 years old, you are washed up, your WHIP is highest in the AL, and your ERA is second highest, you gotta do what you gotta do to keep drawing a major league paycheck.
And he pitched great in relief of David Phelps who pitched a good game versus the top ranked offensive team in MLB. Both get a A+ for the night. I to am not sure about the Lowe siging but hey sometimes a new city and a new "look" does wonders, clean shaven and all lol.
Btw, as I was telling a few yanks buddies since spring training, look for Phelps to be in the starting rotaion next year barring a trade for an upgrade or injury, the kid has major talent.
Btw, as I was telling a few yanks buddies since spring training, look for Phelps to be in the starting rotaion next year barring a trade for an upgrade or injury, the kid has major talent.
In a move that quite frankly mystified me, the Yankees acquired the ball-sucking Derek Lowe off the Clevaland Indians scrap heap. If you are wondering if this is the same Derek Lowe who has an American League high 1.69 WHIP, yes it is.
Funniest thing is that the Yankees made Derek Lowe shave his face for the 1st time in 18 years tonight, and when I saw him interviewed on YES before the game, he had a huge shaving cut on his left cheek. I guess when you are 39 years old, you are washed up, your WHIP is highest in the AL, and your ERA is second highest, you gotta do what you gotta do to keep drawing a major league paycheck.
Phelps pitched well last night and, shockingly, so did Lowe. It is noteworthy that the two highest WHIPs in the AL this year were by Cleveland pitchers, Lowe and Ubaldo Jiminez. Perhaps getting out of Cleveland, and shaving, changed Lowe's luck.
Bobby V Dealing With Player Revolt
Looks like Bobby V's days in Boston may be numbered. I did not see the game in which he left Lester in to allow 11 earned runs, but it sounds like he really ruffled some feathers in the Red Sox clubhouse by doing this:
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...tical-bobby-valentine-meeting-team-management
Bobby V is all about ruffling feathers, and it works with some groups of players, but not with others. I thought the Red Sox would be better than they are, even though they don't have the depth to absorb injuries that the Yankees do. They should be over .500 even with injuries and the so-so depth.
Looks like Bobby V's days in Boston may be numbered. I did not see the game in which he left Lester in to allow 11 earned runs, but it sounds like he really ruffled some feathers in the Red Sox clubhouse by doing this:
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...tical-bobby-valentine-meeting-team-management
Bobby V is all about ruffling feathers, and it works with some groups of players, but not with others. I thought the Red Sox would be better than they are, even though they don't have the depth to absorb injuries that the Yankees do. They should be over .500 even with injuries and the so-so depth.
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All is not well in Red Sox Nation: Players critical of Bobby V
A group of Red Sox players were highly critical of manager Bobby Valentine, some even stating they no longer wanted to play for him, at a meeting with team ownership on July 26, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.
Irked by Valentine's decision to leave Jon Lester in a July 22 game in which he surrendered 11 runs, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez reportedly texted his displeasure to ownership on behalf of himself and other players. That message led to owner John Henry and team president Larry Lucchino meeting with a frustrated group of players at a New York hotel before a series against the Yankees.
"That guy's (Jeff Passan from Yahoo!) never been in the clubhouse, so what does he know," Gonzalez said before Tuesday's game against the Orioles.
The meeting, three unnamed sources told Yahoo! Sports, turned ugly, with Gonzalez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia among the most vocal in their criticism of Valentine. Less than a week after the meeting, Henry gave Valentine a vote of confidence in an email to reporters.
"I'm not going to comment on any stories, and I don't know what issues you might be referring to," Valentine said. "Dustin and I had a talk about a meeting that I had."
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington confirmed to Yahoo! Sports that the meeting took place, but did not comment on the tone or content of the meeting.
"The intent of the meeting was to provide a forum for people to express whatever frustration needed to be expressed at a time during the season when things were not going exactly the way we wanted to on the field in hopes that we could put whatever issues were there aside and focus on playing games the rest of the season," Cherington told Yahoo! Sports. "That was the intent of the meeting. That was the focus of ownership. It was a productive meeting.
"Since then, we have not gone on the run we were supposed to."
Gonzalez also acknowledged that a meeting with management took place.
"They had a meeting with the players, they had a meeting with the coaches and they had a meeting with Bobby and it was to assess where we were as a team and as an organization and why we were where we were, and what our thoughts were, basically," Gonzalez told WEEI.
One player who spoke on the condition of anonymity was present at the meeting but told ESPNBoston.com, "it was just like any other meeting."
The Red Sox have endured a season of disappointment, injuries and internal turmoil, entering play Tuesday a disappointing 57-59, 11½ games behind the Yankees in the AL East and 5½ back in the wild-card race. They are 8-9 since the New York meeting.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...tical-bobby-valentine-meeting-team-management
A group of Red Sox players were highly critical of manager Bobby Valentine, some even stating they no longer wanted to play for him, at a meeting with team ownership on July 26, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.
Irked by Valentine's decision to leave Jon Lester in a July 22 game in which he surrendered 11 runs, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez reportedly texted his displeasure to ownership on behalf of himself and other players. That message led to owner John Henry and team president Larry Lucchino meeting with a frustrated group of players at a New York hotel before a series against the Yankees.
"That guy's (Jeff Passan from Yahoo!) never been in the clubhouse, so what does he know," Gonzalez said before Tuesday's game against the Orioles.
The meeting, three unnamed sources told Yahoo! Sports, turned ugly, with Gonzalez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia among the most vocal in their criticism of Valentine. Less than a week after the meeting, Henry gave Valentine a vote of confidence in an email to reporters.
"I'm not going to comment on any stories, and I don't know what issues you might be referring to," Valentine said. "Dustin and I had a talk about a meeting that I had."
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington confirmed to Yahoo! Sports that the meeting took place, but did not comment on the tone or content of the meeting.
"The intent of the meeting was to provide a forum for people to express whatever frustration needed to be expressed at a time during the season when things were not going exactly the way we wanted to on the field in hopes that we could put whatever issues were there aside and focus on playing games the rest of the season," Cherington told Yahoo! Sports. "That was the intent of the meeting. That was the focus of ownership. It was a productive meeting.
"Since then, we have not gone on the run we were supposed to."
Gonzalez also acknowledged that a meeting with management took place.
"They had a meeting with the players, they had a meeting with the coaches and they had a meeting with Bobby and it was to assess where we were as a team and as an organization and why we were where we were, and what our thoughts were, basically," Gonzalez told WEEI.
One player who spoke on the condition of anonymity was present at the meeting but told ESPNBoston.com, "it was just like any other meeting."
The Red Sox have endured a season of disappointment, injuries and internal turmoil, entering play Tuesday a disappointing 57-59, 11½ games behind the Yankees in the AL East and 5½ back in the wild-card race. They are 8-9 since the New York meeting.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...tical-bobby-valentine-meeting-team-management
DAMN!
What a terrible situation. So in sum...the Sox are a mess? Players who hate the manager and refuse to play for him? It sounds so dysfunctional it's hard to believe they could compete with any other team at all in the standings. Hmmm,...OH WAIT! Toronto is WORST!!! If the Sox are a mess then based on reasoning a team has to be a total disaster or plain stink to be worst than a team that can't stand their manager, wants him out, and can't seem to stay above .500. Not BS...just logic based on results...Toronto must be the absolute pits if they can't keep up with the Red Sox in the kind of turmoil described above. Just facts. Blame the results. :eyebrows: :wave:
God help the Blue Jays. :amen:
Merlot
Kuroda Shuts Out Rangers On 2 Hits
Congratulations to Hideki Kuroda for his masterful 2 hit shutout of the Texas Rangers which was the best pitching performance by a Yankees pitcher I have seen this year.
Congratulations to Nick Swisher for his second game winning homer in as many nights. His swing on a 98 mph fastball that was high and out of the strike zone was absolutely Swish-A-Licious!
Congratulations to Mark Teixeira for responding to a 99 mph fastball with a Teix message, going back to back with Swisher.
Absolutely wonderful pitching the last two nights against the team that leads the majors in runs.
Congratulations to Hideki Kuroda for his masterful 2 hit shutout of the Texas Rangers which was the best pitching performance by a Yankees pitcher I have seen this year.
Congratulations to Nick Swisher for his second game winning homer in as many nights. His swing on a 98 mph fastball that was high and out of the strike zone was absolutely Swish-A-Licious!
Congratulations to Mark Teixeira for responding to a 99 mph fastball with a Teix message, going back to back with Swisher.
Absolutely wonderful pitching the last two nights against the team that leads the majors in runs.
What is the red sox payroll? Now tell me what Toronto's payroll is? Nuff CED.........
PS, "just facts"
PS, "just facts"
"Ya know Beav, you have said some really"......... great things in the past in these baseball threads and like usual it is hard to argue with you..... yada yada yada, so it started off like a "Former" poster in this thread only to end up with praise (as is well deserved) instead of insults, so refreshing isnt it?
Yes EB, Kuroda pitched MASTERFUL tonight as he has the last several starts and before the game Michael Kay was saying with CC and Pettitte out, Kuroda is the #1 starter and needs to pitch like it....And he sure did that! Really was a fun game to watch. Very enjoyable indeed. :thumb:
Yes EB, Kuroda pitched MASTERFUL tonight as he has the last several starts and before the game Michael Kay was saying with CC and Pettitte out, Kuroda is the #1 starter and needs to pitch like it....And he sure did that! Really was a fun game to watch. Very enjoyable indeed. :thumb:
What is the red sox payroll? Now tell me what Toronto's payroll is? Nuff CED.........
PS, "just facts"
Dare i say it?? Again??? Okay, here goes.......
Will E. Coyote once again OWNED by the Roadrunner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ooops!!! I meant to say....."Merlot once again OWNED by Iggy!!!!!!!!!" :lol: :lol:
Cheers Merlot, cheers my good friend......:eyebrows:
Pedroia Goes To Bat For Bobby V
Dustin Pedroia professes his love for Bobby V:
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...eeting-took-place-think-bobby-valentine-fired
Dustin Pedroia professes his love for Bobby V:
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...eeting-took-place-think-bobby-valentine-fired
What is the red sox payroll? Now tell me what Toronto's payroll is? Nuff CED.........
PS, "just facts"
:lol:
That would be the same payrolls each team had when you all predicted the Jays would crush the Red Sox in the standings. So you're the first to GET OWNED by yourself by hiding from your word with irrelevant excuses...ie...the same conditions you predicted on. DUUUUH!!!
Yankees pay tribute to Johnny Pesky
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2012/08/yankees_pay_tri.html
By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
The Yankees will honor the memory of Johnny Pesky with a moment of silence before their game against the Rangers tonight.
“He was always so nice to me throughout the years. Every time I’d see him, he would come over and say, ‘I hope you get four hits today – and the guy behind you hits into four double plays.’ I’ve always enjoyed having the opportunity to talk to him," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said.
“I always like the fact that we have a lot of ex-players that come around all the time. I always liked going up [to Boston] and having an opportunity to see him. They loved him there; fans, players, media, everyone loved him. I send my best wishes to his family.”
New Yankees pitcher Derek Lowe, a member of the 2004 Red Sox, was sad to hear the news.
“He always loved spring training. I can see him right now, leaning on a fungo, hitting ground balls to people," Lowe said. "That’s the beauty of both these organizations; they keep the history around so the younger guys can see it and get to know the guys that came before you. He was great. We had a lot of laughs.”
Beyond what a terrific player he is, Jeter's ability to say the exact right thing is off the charts, isn't it? Thanks to Mark Feinsand of The Daily News, who passed along these quotes from the Bronx.
Learn from Jeter!!! Baseball isn't all about being a team sycophant. The Yankees, and Orioles have publicly honored one of the games great ambassadors Johnny Pesky at his passing, while tributes are pouring in from everywhere. Showing CLASS and giving what's due about a arch-rival...that's baseball too.
Cheers,
Merlot
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Iggy,
I attended a Yankees-Mets game earlier this year in which Kuroda had a 1 hitter with 2 outs in the 7th and he took a liner off his foot which caromed about 100 feet up in the air and then came down and was caught by A-Rod. Very similar type liner to what broke Pettite's ankle except Kuroda was fortunate and did not take it on the bone like Pettite did. But that game he pitched like last night, just could not finish the job because of the liner. The Mets had not touched him and he had a low pitch count and likely would have also had a complete game shutout that night. Kuroda seems to get jacked in these big games. The game against the Mets there was a huge crowd fired up for the Subway Series and last night another big game against the defending AL champs.
I watched the YES pregame show and "Captain's Corner" with Derek Jeter in which he mentioned that the most difficult adjustment that Kuroda (and other Japanese pitchers) had to make is that the pitching mounds are different in MLB than they are in Japan. The Japanese pitching mounds are 30" high. As a result when Kuroda came to the USA he was dragging his foot against the mound on his follow through due to having been adjusted to the Japanese mounds. Jeter said Kuroda still occasionally has foot blisters due to still adjusting to the American pitching mounds.
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Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games for testosterone
I have heard it said and never has it rung so true...those "intangibles" you pick up when you are a Yankee never leave you...do they!?
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...rera-giants-50-game-suspension-testosterone/1
I have heard it said and never has it rung so true...those "intangibles" you pick up when you are a Yankee never leave you...do they!?
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...rera-giants-50-game-suspension-testosterone/1
The Real Housewives of Boston
Here is a perspective of the 2012 Boston Red Sox from a womens POV, and she, Lisa Swan, makes some very good points. It is a good read, take a look baseball fans.
I have been greatly enjoying the season-long meltdown of the Boston Red Sox. As if last year's fried chicken and beer brigade (and September collapse!) weren't fun enough, this season has had all sorts of schadenfreude for those of us in Yankeeland. Now things have gotten even more ridiculous for the Real Housewives of Boston -- because, frankly, that's what these ballplayers most resemble. The Sox fight like a bunch of mean girls, complete with snide little asides. Good grief.
The latest story is from Yahoo! Sports: Jeff Passan reports that Adrian Gonzalez sent a text message to the team's owners, whining about Valentine leaving Jon Lester in to get shelled in a July game. So, instead of Red Sox's ownership telling him where to go with his complaints, ownership agreed to the meeting, which apparently had as many as 17 players. Oh, the meeting was at the Palace Hotel in New York, just before the Yankees series. Way to prioritize for the big series, guys!
So, as Uncle Mike called it, their "Malice at the Palace" event consisted of a bunch of whiny players like Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia complaining about mean ol' Bobby V. Look, we've all had our share of bad bosses in our life, but the Sox have zero room to complain after last season. These so-called leaders did nothing to clean up their own clubhouse when Josh Beckett and John Lackey and the rest of the "I like beer" crew got their drink on during games. They cost Terry Francona his job, and now they they whine like little girls about big bad Valentine.
You would figure that Sox ownership would tell them to drink a nice steaming cup of shut the bleep up about any of their players complaining about the manager, especially ones underachieving this year like Pedroia and Gonzalez. But since Boston puts the fun in dysfunction, they actually had this dopey meeting. It seems like it went as well as one of those "Real Housewives" reunion shows. No word if there was any hair pulling.
If there anybody who has an undeserved reputation as being a great leader, it's Pedroia. Among other things, he posed with a sleeping Valentine for a photo making fun of the manager, which got sent around the team. Can you imagine any Yankee pulling such nonsense? Pedroia is a world-class jerk. You have to wonder if Pedroia (and for that matter, Gonzalez) is tanking it this year to get Valentine fired. Classy.
It's funny -- Derek Lowe should be happy the Red Sox didn't want him. He dodged a bullet there, and is now with a functional, calm team. The Yanks are more like the 2004 Red Sox than the 2004 Yankees these days, and the Sox are like the Bronx Zoo Yankees, except for not being able to win!
As for the Red Sox, Bobby Valentine is not doing a good job as manager. But when you aren't able to pick your own coaches, and certain spoiled brat stars are going to tank the season to get you fired, then it's hard not to feel a twinge of sympathy. Of course, every time Valentine looks a little sympathetic, he will do something stupid. At any rate, these are good times to be a Yankee fan!
http://subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com/2012/08/real-housewives-of-boston-why-red-sox.html
Here is a perspective of the 2012 Boston Red Sox from a womens POV, and she, Lisa Swan, makes some very good points. It is a good read, take a look baseball fans.
I have been greatly enjoying the season-long meltdown of the Boston Red Sox. As if last year's fried chicken and beer brigade (and September collapse!) weren't fun enough, this season has had all sorts of schadenfreude for those of us in Yankeeland. Now things have gotten even more ridiculous for the Real Housewives of Boston -- because, frankly, that's what these ballplayers most resemble. The Sox fight like a bunch of mean girls, complete with snide little asides. Good grief.
The latest story is from Yahoo! Sports: Jeff Passan reports that Adrian Gonzalez sent a text message to the team's owners, whining about Valentine leaving Jon Lester in to get shelled in a July game. So, instead of Red Sox's ownership telling him where to go with his complaints, ownership agreed to the meeting, which apparently had as many as 17 players. Oh, the meeting was at the Palace Hotel in New York, just before the Yankees series. Way to prioritize for the big series, guys!
So, as Uncle Mike called it, their "Malice at the Palace" event consisted of a bunch of whiny players like Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia complaining about mean ol' Bobby V. Look, we've all had our share of bad bosses in our life, but the Sox have zero room to complain after last season. These so-called leaders did nothing to clean up their own clubhouse when Josh Beckett and John Lackey and the rest of the "I like beer" crew got their drink on during games. They cost Terry Francona his job, and now they they whine like little girls about big bad Valentine.
You would figure that Sox ownership would tell them to drink a nice steaming cup of shut the bleep up about any of their players complaining about the manager, especially ones underachieving this year like Pedroia and Gonzalez. But since Boston puts the fun in dysfunction, they actually had this dopey meeting. It seems like it went as well as one of those "Real Housewives" reunion shows. No word if there was any hair pulling.
If there anybody who has an undeserved reputation as being a great leader, it's Pedroia. Among other things, he posed with a sleeping Valentine for a photo making fun of the manager, which got sent around the team. Can you imagine any Yankee pulling such nonsense? Pedroia is a world-class jerk. You have to wonder if Pedroia (and for that matter, Gonzalez) is tanking it this year to get Valentine fired. Classy.
It's funny -- Derek Lowe should be happy the Red Sox didn't want him. He dodged a bullet there, and is now with a functional, calm team. The Yanks are more like the 2004 Red Sox than the 2004 Yankees these days, and the Sox are like the Bronx Zoo Yankees, except for not being able to win!
As for the Red Sox, Bobby Valentine is not doing a good job as manager. But when you aren't able to pick your own coaches, and certain spoiled brat stars are going to tank the season to get you fired, then it's hard not to feel a twinge of sympathy. Of course, every time Valentine looks a little sympathetic, he will do something stupid. At any rate, these are good times to be a Yankee fan!
http://subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com/2012/08/real-housewives-of-boston-why-red-sox.html
There is still time for the Jays to catch and pass the red sox in the standings, actually plenty of time my good friend. :thumb:
Fan dies during Blue Jays baseball game
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...g-cardiac-arrest-at-jays-game/article4485205/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...g-cardiac-arrest-at-jays-game/article4485205/
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