Spring training is almost here and attention must be paid. The Yankees have a big problem. His name is A Rod.
He is coming back after his suspension. We owe him something like $61 million over the next three years. That's right $61 million. Now the thought was that he would be closing in on the all time home run record but with all the time lost that is not going to happen. He is going to pass Willie Mays and get an eight million dollar bonus because he only needs seven more dingers to make it happen. But how good could he be after all this time off? Plus the Yankees have signed a perfectly competent third baseman in Chase Headley who is going to be their main man this year. So A Rod is the DH and a backup at third and first. I just don't think he is worth the trouble.
Seriously? This is going to be a circus. The Yankees should just cut their losses and take the tax write off. Let some other team take on the circus. They have made some good moves this year. Our starting upside has a lot of questions but a big upside. Our bullpen could be the best in the majors. We have a new stud closer and a bunch of pretty decent middle relievers. Our brittle starters only have to give us a quality five or six innings. The lineup is not full of the prima donna stars we used to have but a bunch of scrappy guys with some vets who if they have bounce back years can really make something happen. We are not the favorites. But in the expanded playoff world we have a chance to get in the mix and then anything can happen.
But first we need to get rid of A Rod. Let's send him to Boston. They both suck. Let them suck together.
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If he's a productive DH....but that's highly unlikely. And if he's unproductive, being a drama queen he'll take out his failure on the team, rather than be a mentor to the younger players.
My guess is there will be at least one, maybe more than one young Yankee who is a no name now but will have a stunningly good year. Still, the Yanks are hobbled by the 35 and over set, Sabathia, Teixeira, Beltran, who must have solid years despite their bad knees and wrists and backs for the team to make the playoffs.
Chris Chambliss is being inducted to the Breitbart San Diego Sports Hall of Fame tonight. I learned he is from Oceanside. His dad was a Navy Chaplain. Chris and his brothers were all good athletes. Chambliss was also a good citizen. I would take juvenile delinquents on my caseload to get autographs @ the hotel where the Yankees stayed. Chambliss got it when I told him the kids w/ me were being rewarded for going to school and staying outta trouble. He spent time w/ them. He left tix for us one game. A real solid guy.
What this means is he's not a Trooper kinda Yankee. He isn't an alcoholic, beaver shooting, low life, on the down low, Toots Shorr, ballplayer that for reasons I don't understand, is Trooper's kinda ballplayer. Somebody taught him that. You're not born worshipping alcoholic assholes.
I mean he understands A-Rod is an asshole. Well, so were Mantle, Martin, Ford, and the rest. I know, they won. Well, so did Chambliss..w/ class.
George Steinbrenner, upon signing ARod after Boston's deal was nixed by the Players' Association:
"We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction," Steinbrenner said. "Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra mile for his fans in Boston."
He who laughs last, laughs best.
Ha ha ha.
The Chargers maybe moving to LA is ALL people are talking about here in San Diego. There must be 10 stories in the Sunday paper. I hope they move. It's a privately funded stadium w/ the Raiders. Both teams are using this as leverage to get taxpayers to build them stadiums in SD and Oakland. Fuck it. Let them build their own stadiums. Not one taxpayer dime should ever be spent for a stadium.
Chip, Epstein may be the guy in Chicago. Dallas Green was almost the guy back in the 80's. They have this kid, Kris Bryant, I saw play @ the U. of San Diego. He was a man among boys just like Strasburg @ SD State.
Does A-Rod love the Yankees?
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