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According to Jack Curry. One year deal 5 million. Not a fan of this signing at all.
 
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JeterRules20 said:
Guess Yankees really mean it when they say they will nother sign Scherzer.
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Saw Cashman on High Heat and he pretty much indicated that the Yankees are not going after any "sexy" players this off season. He mentioned how Crapuano would be utilized and was reserved in mentioning what A-holes implied duties would be in light of an improved left side of the infield.
 
And crap on u has to be a hedge based on CC.
 
totus44 said:
You mean cash isn't looking forward to ahole as the full time DH?
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...lol...no way, but you know how these guy posture while being ultra-careful as to avoid saying anything that might come back to bite them legally.

...these people are nearly as credible as politicians.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...lol...no way, but you know how these guy posture while being ultra-careful as to avoid saying anything that might come back to bite them legally.

...these people are nearly as credible as politicians.
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Exactly. He's lying if his lips are moving. The only condition they'd have regarding negotiating with Boras for Max would be no leaks or no deal.
 
Capuano - constantly throw garbage (which is all he has) out of the strike zone and hope enough batters chase it and hit enough balls at fielders except when the batters lay off and he falls behind in the count and everyone on the Yankee side has to hold their breath anticipating he's going to throw his straight 89 MPH fastball over the heart of the plate and who knows, the hitter just might not get enough of it and pop it up or hit a ground ball....... whew...I'm out of breath.

He is disgusting to watch...

Tedious and predictably soft.
 
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Please tell me we are not dumpster diving again. No Shields? No Scherzer? The Yankees are killing me right now. I just about threw up when I find the Yankees gave Capuano 5 million bucks.

Also who thinks Arod will be the opening day DH?
 
JeterRules20 said:
Please tell me we are not dumpster diving again. No Shields? No Scherzer? The Yankees are killing me right now. I just about threw up when I find the Yankees gave Capuano 5 million bucks.

Also who thinks Arod will be the opening day DH?
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Altogether now - ready set go.....

Unless some off the field issue keeps him from suiting up for ST, and once there, as long as he can swing the bat without constantly striking out, hits a couple/few balls hard, and is able to run even as slow as Jorge Posada used to...he'll be on the opening day roster.

Whether or not he's the opening day "DH" depends on how "good" or feeble he looks ---see above.
Don't be fooled - the Yanks are either hoping he falls on his face, or will glady welcome him with open arms if he's a pleasant surprise in ST. Simple as that. There's no big mystery.
 
blgridesagain said:
Capuano - constantly throw garbage (which is all he has) out of the strike zone and hope enough batters chase it and hit enough balls at fielders except when the batters lay off and he falls behind in the count and everyone on the Yankee side has to hold their breath anticipating he's going to throw his straight 89 MPH fastball over the heart of the plate and who knows, the hitter just might not get enough of it and pop it up or hit a ground ball....... whew...I'm out of breath.

He is disgusting to watch...

Tedious and predictably soft.
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JeterRules20 said:
Please tell me we are not dumpster diving again. No Shields? No Scherzer? The Yankees are killing me right now. I just about threw up when I find the Yankees gave Capuano 5 million bucks.

Also who thinks Arod will be the opening day DH?
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If only the Yanx would of signed Crapuano for Batting Practice only.....tho' no BP Pitcher is worth more than the bare minimum 6 figures.....

When Cappy was let go by the Bums, Cappy could no longer finesse his way with his 87-88 mph Fastball. So he's bumped up his Fastball 1 mph more last year. Cappy would like to think of himself as a finesse pitcher. Tho' thats the very last thing Crapuano is. If the Yankx keep throwing away money, I'm standing in line for my cut...
 
the last few years have been leading up to this. is this really a surprise? cashman = obama. homers are homers but change the tune when it starts to suck....
 
... who elected "obama"?...and I'm not at all sure how the "homers" reference fits in here.
 
MuskyHunter1 said:
the last few years have been leading up to this. is this really a surprise? cashman = obama. homers are homers but change the tune when it starts to suck....
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Yup, I've mentioned a few times don't expect much until the Arod, Tex and CC deals are off the books. This is what it is and they will hope for the best from the guys they have in place.
 
...said it several times, but you can point fingers at Cashman all you want but the blame leads right back to the Steins...they're the one's who not only didn't fire him, they actually rewarded him with a new contract.

...strategy won't change unless the Steins either change it them selves or they sell the team.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...said it several times, but you can point fingers at Cashman all you want but the blame leads right back to the Steins...they're the one's who not only didn't fire him, they actually rewarded him with a new contract.

...strategy won't change unless the Steins either change it them selves or they sell the team.
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Not sure I'm ready for the black hole that an ownership change would bring. I hope the Steins let Jeter buy into the group and takes a sr. role in day to day operations.

As for Cashman, look its obvious the Stein's are insulated but that Cashman has significant access to the point he controls the discussions. If seen this with middle/high mgrs in big corps....its a skillful art to convince the bosses you have a plan and are executing it....all the while everyone else is saying, hey the emperor still is naked!

The real issue with Cashman is his inability to articulate his strategy, or when doing so, stick to it and earn some credibility. While I can understand some of the moves he made, we're left to speculate and even argue about the motives. If the Yanks are one of the top three most financially dominant franchises, he should be able to dictate his vision and execution strategy clearly while not enabling his opponents any opportunity to thwart his plans.

Right now he's a rich kid playing checkers while the Cubs, A's, White Sox are playing chess. Not sure what game the Dodgers are playing, could be checkers or chess at this point in time.

In terms of giving Cashman another 3 years, that does include the span of ARod, Tex and CC. I'm guessing that after 2015....heading into 2016, those three key issues need to be resolved or he doesn't see the end of this contract.
 
totus44 said:
Not sure I'm ready for the black hole that an ownership change would bring. I hope the Steins let Jeter buy into the group and takes a sr. role in day to day operations.
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...If either Jeter and his ownership group, or Mark Cuban were to take over, there'd be no "black hole"
 
totus44 said:
Not sure I'm ready for the black hole that an ownership change would bring. I hope the Steins let Jeter buy into the group and takes a sr. role in day to day operations.

As for Cashman, look its obvious the Stein's are insulated but that Cashman has significant access to the point he controls the discussions. If seen this with middle/high mgrs in big corps....its a skillful art to convince the bosses you have a plan and are executing it....all the while everyone else is saying, hey the emperor still is naked!

The real issue with Cashman is his inability to articulate his strategy, or when doing so, stick to it and earn some credibility. While I can understand some of the moves he made, we're left to speculate and even argue about the motives. If the Yanks are one of the top three most financially dominant franchises, he should be able to dictate his vision and execution strategy clearly while not enabling his opponents any opportunity to thwart his plans.

Right now he's a rich kid playing checkers while the Cubs, A's, White Sox are playing chess. Not sure what game the Dodgers are playing, could be checkers or chess at this point in time.

In terms of giving Cashman another 3 years, that does include the span of ARod, Tex and CC. I'm guessing that after 2015....heading into 2016, those three key issues need to be resolved or he doesn't see the end of this contract.
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Good stuff, but it falls a bit short of The Brothers Karamazov, more like the tiring War and Peace.....:smile:

Nah, actually good stuff. I was born to process Novels, Specs. Procedures, Policies, MC's, ISO 9001 Reqm't, Mil-STD-1520 A-C, ASQCA audit systems, Six Sigma (which is inherently problematic), PIE, TQM, SIS, Root Cause Analysis, PMP, Training Courses, Manuals, Flight Test and Checkout Manuals and Checklists, Engr. Dwgs, Drawing Change Notices (revs), et al. and I can't write a effing Novel???? LMAO.....its all good Tom....!
 
PS-59 hit it on the head, I've been slamming Cash-cross dresser-Man, yet the final buck stops with the Steins, NO Effing Doubt....! and Yes, Cashman has His probs too, but not as looming as the Steins. Give them 10 years, and we won't have the Yanx we knew and loved for decades....!
 
yankeesince59 said:
...If either Jeter and his ownership group, or Mark Cuban were to take over, there'd be no "black hole"
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No way they let Cuban into MLB ownership. And definitely not some tech company wizkid billionaire. If Jeter invests well in the next couple years he could buy in, but not sure he wants a 10% stake vs the chance to own a controlling interest somewhere else. Time will tell.
 
totus44 said:
No way they let Cuban into MLB ownership. And definitely not some tech company wizkid billionaire. If Jeter invests well in the next couple years he could buy in, but not sure he wants a 10% stake vs the chance to own a controlling interest somewhere else. Time will tell.
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...I've been hearing that for awhile now, and I just don't get the generalization or the reasons why.

...sure, he's opinionated and somewhat of a rogue but if you think about it, so are a lot of owners in sports. I think Cuban would be good for the game and great for the Yanx.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...I've been hearing that for awhile now, and I just don't get the generalization or the reasons why.

...sure, he's opinionated and somewhat of a rogue but if you think about it, so are a lot of owners in sports. I think Cuban would be good for the game and great for the Yanx.
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I dont disagree he would be good for the game, but bad for other owners egos. And MLB mgmt hasn't historically handled outspoken owners very well.
 
I'd still like to know what qualifications Cashman had to warrant getting the GM job to begin with.
 
totus44 said:
I dont disagree he would be good for the game, but bad for other owners egos. And MLB mgmt hasn't historically handled outspoken owners very well.
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...true, and I seem to recall that he was the high bidder for the Cubs awhile back to no avail...also tried to buy the Rangers and the Dodgers. He kinda has an ongoing feud with Selig so maybe the new Commish will lighten up a bit.
 
Rick2583 said:
I'd still like to know what qualifications Cashman had to warrant getting the GM job to begin with.
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...like I've said a few times, he was essentially George Costanza when he was given the job by The Boss.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...like I've said a few times, he was essentially George Costanza when he was given the job by The Boss.
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May not be too far from the truth - but can a George Costanza grow into the job and benefit from on the job training? Never mind.
 
Well a lot of similarities no doubt, even on the Seinfield show, here are a few moments revealing Costanza as a Cashman clone:

Out-takes from Seinfield noted from wikipedia: Yep, I definitely see a the man Cashman tried to model himself after, tho' he failed....! Less his horsehoe haircut of course:

"Costanza then gets a job working for the Yankees, where he frequently encounters a fictionalized version of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner."

"Over the course of the series, he works for a real estate transaction services firm (Rick Bahr Properties), a rest stop supply company (Sanalac), Elaine's company (Pendant Publishing), the New York Yankees (his longest running job),"

"When working for the Yankees, he suggested having the bathroom stall doors stretched all the way to the floor (allowing people's legs not to be seen while in the stalls)."


"Costanza had success in "The Opposite", in which he begins (with Jerry's encouragement) to do the complete opposite of what his instincts tell him to do, which results in him getting a girlfriend and a job with the New York Yankees."

"it is discovered that George actually has what would appear to be genius-level intelligence, but that he can never access it because his mind is always so completely focused on sex. When circumstances allow him to temporarily remove sex from his mind, he is able to reach his true intellectual potential, solving a Rubik's Cube, answering a string of questions on Jeopardy, and giving Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams pointers on hitting based on Newtonian physics."


"She told me to go to hell, and I took the bus home." He then gets a job working for the Yankees, where he frequently encounters a fictionalized version of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner."


Texts courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Costanza
 
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