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| Re: OT: Yanks got Teixiera [message #170589 is a reply to message #170478] |
Thu, 01 January 2009 15:24   |
Jonah Falcon
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Registered: August 2003
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On Dec 27 2008, 12:54 am, Rick Thorne <senselesspe...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Jonah Falcon wrote:
>> http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3790141
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> Yeah, good luck with that! Who knows - maybe he won't be a September
> dud like another expensive former Ranger infielder. If it all works
> out, maybe the Yanks will edge out Toronto again for third in the AL
> East. It's exciting - betcha it comes down to the last few games of
> the season - just like 2007.
>
> Watching the AL East from the left coast,
>
> Rick
You do know that
1. The Yanks were missing their #1 pitcher, their two best clutch
hitters, right?
2. Still through all of that, they still had the 4th best AL record.
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| Re: OT: Yanks got Teixiera [message #170593 is a reply to message #170589] |
Fri, 02 January 2009 21:49 |
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Originally posted by: Rick Thorne
On Jan 1, 12:24 pm, Jonah Falcon wrote:
> You do know that
>
> 1. The Yanks were missing their #1 pitcher, their two best clutch
> hitters, right?
OK. These things potentially happen in September to every team. After
140 games or so, people get hurt and tired, particularly the guys who
play every game. Does this prove that the Yanks really did have the
best team in baseball if everyone's healthy? Or does it prove they
were a shallow team, lacking bench strength required to separate the
"hey, at least we had a winning record" team from the contenders?
Does it prove something else? I'm not an expert, and I don't live in
the past. You tell me what you think.
> 2. Still through all of that, they still had the 4th best AL record.
Sure. And in 2004 they won 101 games and didn't make it into the
world series - with everyone healthy. Which season left you more
disappointed? And again - what does this comparison prove, if
anything?
The Beatles had it partially wrong. Money can buy you love, depending
on what you regard as love, of course. More often, money seems to buy
you devotion whether or not it buys you love; perhaps that devotion is
meaningful, but there's no guarantee it'll be well-served. Regardless
of whence your love comes or where your devotion goes, however, money
always seems to buy you plenty of questions. Hopefully they're not
too embarrassing to answer without dancing while you're doin' it. The
Yankees danced divinely last season and in other seasons this last
decade. For 2009's $400M, the Yankees may have to answer a lot of
questions in October too. As is always true of questions related to
love and devotion, time will tell.
Rick, indifferent about MLB 2009 but always game for a pointless
argument
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