Would This Be Ironic?
Check out this little study that just came out. Now, before we go and excuse the athletes remember that they knew they were breaking a rule when they used HGH and this study doesn't account for the psychological benefits of using it. But, it does raise some interesting questions.
On other news, Bill Traber looks like he punched his ticket for the bigs today with another strong performance. It's hard to argue with the results so far and the guy has been lethal on lefties in his career. The problem is, he is a one-trick pony. Righties hit him and hit him hard. Having him on the team almost forces you to carry 12 pitchers and that isn't a good thing.
And, it looks more and more like Joba will start the season in the bullpen. Mussina, Hughes and Kennedy have shown enough to win spots in the rotation, so I would expect Joba back in the 8th inning. It makes sense with the Yankees need to keep his innings down, I just worry that they will have a tough time moving him out of that role. With Traber joining Joba, Mo, Farnsworth and Hawkins, that leaves only two spots in the pen. I thought Karstens was a lock until he blew up the other day, now I am not really sure who will make it.
One last note, Brian Williams announced on NBC News tonight that JP Morgan bought Bear Stearns for less than the Yankees are going to pay Alex Rodriguez. That's simply amazing.
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Yeah, but Bear, Stearns had traded itself into bankruptcy and was experiencing the classic "run on the bank".
Make no mistake, Peter, the Fed directed JP Morgan Chase to buy the Bear - and they also directed the Bear to take the deal. This after floating Chase, earlier last week, a lowball loan to extend credit to the Bear to hold off the first wave of the bank run.
End of an Era ... say bye-bye to the scrappy firm that Ace built from the trading floor - and that Cayne expanded when he bought distressed NYC muni paper for pennies on the dollar. Even vultures wind up being a foodstuff eventually.
Posted by: Mitchell | March 17, 2008 10:25 PM |
Mitchell-
Absolutely right on all accounts. The Fed dusted off some depression-era policies to punch this one through and I think Jamie Dimon pulled off another coup. Seems like some Bear shareholders think so too because the stock is near $5, eventhough the buyout is at $2. They must be expecting another buyer to come in, but I think they are going to be disappointed (again)
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March 17, 2008 10:29 PM
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Peter,
With all due apologies to the memory of Babe Ruth . . . while the Yankees may be paying more for A-Rod's services than JP Morgan-Chase is paying for Bear Stearns, it must be said that A-Rod has had a MUCH better year than Bear Stearns.
Posted by: Greg | March 17, 2008 10:36 PM |
Greg
Bravo, way to reference one of the best quotes ever.
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March 18, 2008 11:33 PM
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