Angel Berroa?
You know what's amazing about the Angel Berroa? It's not that the Yankees just signed him to a minor league deal. (It's a waste of money and the Yankees need to keep looking for a backup infielder) It's the fact that he was actually Rookie Of The Year in 2003 for the AL. The guy had a nice year in '03 and has never even come close to a year like that since.
In other news, I have to give Mark Teixeira some credit. Yes, he did the usual "I always wanted to be a Yankee' stuff at his press conference today, but he also said that three things mattered in his decision and one of them was the contract. It would be nice to have an athlete come clean and just say "it's all about the money" but that isn't happening.
I was thinking more about the whole Andy Pettitte thing and how I just don't care if he comes back or doesn't I know a lot of fans still love him, but I just can't get past the number of times he lied with the whole HGH affair. It's odd, but if you had told me a few years ago that I would have more respect for Jason Giambi than Andy Pettitte, I never would have believed you.
Carl Pavano is going to Cleveland. Anyone care to bet that he is on the mound the opening series at the new Stadium and that he pitches well? Just have a feeling about it.
Of all the people at the Teixeira press conference, the guy who impressed me the most was Hal Steinbrenner. Hal is really the anti-George in many ways. He isn't bombast and bluster, he is fairly soft spoken. But, he also clearly wants to win. I don't know if Hal is a "kinder/gentler" version of George, but he is off to a good start.
Shelley Duncan DFA'ed to make room for Teixeira means that the risk of broken hands in the Yankees' dugout has gone way down.
One last thing, tomorrow we will have a guest post. I think you will all enjoy it.
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"One last thing, tomorrow we will have a guest post. I think you will all enjoy it. "
awesome, did you get Gammons?...Neyer?...Olney?
Can't wait...
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January 6, 2009 09:41 PM
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Not sure why you would distinguish between Pettite and Giambi because they both did the same thing. Neither one spoke up about use of performance enhancement stuff before they signed their contracts and only did so when they were looking at testifying under oath.
To their credit, they did not perjure themselves like Bonds, Sheffield, Clemens, Palmeiro, Sosa, et al. The guys to admire in all this are players like Jeter and Mussina who clearly refused to jump on the steroids band wagon and so never had to face the dilemmas involved with coming clean when the steroids era ended.
On balance, Pettite and Giambi get credit for telling the truth and for being good teammates and clutch performers. They just are too far past their prime to justify their salaries.
p.s. on Pavano: He actually pitched quite well for the Yankees when he was healthy and will do the same for Cleveland. But he won't be able to last the season.
Posted by: Corey | January 7, 2009 10:24 AM |
Corey
Because of the way Pettitte handled it. First he was named in the Mitchell Reports and said one thing. Then when forced to provide testimony to Congress we got a new story. Neither is admirable, but I found Pettitte's continual lies especially distasteful.
And I totally agree, Jeter and the rest of them are the guys to admire in all of this.
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January 7, 2009 04:51 PM
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I dont know which Pavano you were watching Corey, but the one I saw pitch last year was clearly not the same one. The Pavano I saw sported a boring 86mph sinker without great control or any real out-pitch. Most guys like that get rocked in the AL. Sure he gave the Yankees 100 innings in 2005, allowing 129 hits with a 89 ERA+, but if that qualifies as "good" then Ponson must have gotten some Cy Young votes.
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January 7, 2009 05:13 PM
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