MLB Talk - 2010 Season

[Alidar Jarok]

That was brutal to watch, but I do find some solace in the possibility that Lee could still be a Yankee next year (he's a free agent after this is all over).

If the Yankees get Lee as well, MLB clearly needs a salary cap. I'm fine with a team signing big free agents to help them. I'm not fine with them going after anybody who could compete against them. It's just ridiculous that anybody could think it would lead to good baseball.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

MLB clearly needs a salary cap.

The players' union would never allow it.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

The players union can feel how it wishes. However, when the New York Yankees choose to do more damage to baseball than a strike would, I think the owners need to take the risk of damage. Like I said, I'm generally fine with the way baseball works. They have the luxury tax in place at the moment that ensures financial balance (the Yankees essentially finance teams in poor markets). But if the Yankees have such a superior market share that they can ignore financial risk to eliminate competition by ensuring that threats to their team can be playing for them, then it's a problem.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

I can't remember, which team did the bankrupt Rangers beat out for Cliff Lee?

*looks it up on Wikipedia* The Yankees, it looks like.

I knew who it was, I was just poking the tiger a little bit.

That was brutal to watch, but I do find some solace in the possibility that Lee could still be a Yankee next year (he's a free agent after this is all over).

Of course, the infinitely deep pockets of the Yankees expected to trump all and buy success.

Just for comparison sake did you know that the entire Rangers payroll is equaled by only A-Rod and Jeter's salaries?

Plus, we got a few games to go. Don't start gloating yet, Yankee haters...

Were it not for one good inning, the Yanks would be down 3-0 and facing elimination with AJ Burnett on the mound today.

It's not hate, it's reality.

 

[SmoothieX]

Were it not for one good inning, the Yanks would be down 3-0 and facing elimination with AJ Burnett on the mound today.

It's not hate, it's reality.

I was thinking the same thing over lunch a little while ago, that's pretty scary.

As someone who went to college and grad school in the Bronx, they've gone to code red on the asshole puckering scale amongst the fans there by this point.

If it's 4-0 Rangers after 3, you'll hear a pin drop at the stadium.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

Will anybody be left in the stadium?

I couldn't believe or is that be-Lee-ve, that people were trying to beat the crowd to the subway when only down 2.

Talk about giving up on the situation.

 

[clint g]

The players union can feel how it wishes. However, when the New York Yankees choose to do more damage to baseball than a strike would, I think the owners need to take the risk of damage. Like I said, I'm generally fine with the way baseball works. They have the luxury tax in place at the moment that ensures financial balance (the Yankees essentially finance teams in poor markets). But if the Yankees have such a superior market share that they can ignore financial risk to eliminate competition by ensuring that threats to their team can be playing for them, then it's a problem.

Well, it looks like a deadbeat bankrupt team will make it to the World Series so clearly money isn't the real issue here

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It's not hate, it's reality.

Good one.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

The players union can feel how it wishes. However, when the New York Yankees choose to do more damage to baseball than a strike would, I think the owners need to take the risk of damage. Like I said, I'm generally fine with the way baseball works. They have the luxury tax in place at the moment that ensures financial balance (the Yankees essentially finance teams in poor markets). But if the Yankees have such a superior market share that they can ignore financial risk to eliminate competition by ensuring that threats to their team can be playing for them, then it's a problem.

Well, it looks like a deadbeat bankrupt team will make it to the World Series so clearly money isn't the real issue here

It's never been about the fact that the Yankees spend more money, it's about the fact that they buy up the competition. It makes other teams less competitive. Just because the Yankees can still implode doesn't make the game more interesting.

 

[Starbreaker]

Giants looking great again today.

 

[clint g]

The players union can feel how it wishes. However, when the New York Yankees choose to do more damage to baseball than a strike would, I think the owners need to take the risk of damage. Like I said, I'm generally fine with the way baseball works. They have the luxury tax in place at the moment that ensures financial balance (the Yankees essentially finance teams in poor markets). But if the Yankees have such a superior market share that they can ignore financial risk to eliminate competition by ensuring that threats to their team can be playing for them, then it's a problem.

Well, it looks like a deadbeat bankrupt team will make it to the World Series so clearly money isn't the real issue here

It's never been about the fact that the Yankees spend more money, it's about the fact that they buy up the competition. It makes other teams less competitive. Just because the Yankees can still implode doesn't make the game more interesting.

Not seeing it, they're looking pretty competitive to me. Again, if a small market team like Tampa and a bankrupt team like Texas can give a big money team like the Yankees a stiff challenge then things aren't as imbalanced as you state. A team that can't compete with the big dogs should just be left by the wayside.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Players can and should go where they want. One can hardly blame the Yankees, or any other team for that matter, for being a team that players want to play for.

 

[SmoothieX]

Wow, it's time for Molina's anonymous here. Anyone who has ever seen their team screwed by a Molina brother in the playoffs, sign up here.

Yadier, Game 7 2006 NLCS...

I'm thinking a few might be adding Benjie to their list tonight.

 

[sidious618]

Boy, the Yankees sure love shooting themselves in the foot. If they lose they honestly have no one to blame but themselves for what has been a really poor performance during all 4 games so far in the ALCS.

 

[SmoothieX]

I have MBA class on Tuesdays. It gets out about 945 and I've got a 30 minute ride home. Game spiraled out of control pretty bad. I ran into night paving, and the bright lights all of a sudden almost made me do the same.

I made pooey chunks and smells then.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Boy, the Yankees sure love shooting themselves in the foot. If they lose they honestly have no one to blame but themselves for what has been a really poor performance during all 4 games so far in the ALCS.

Agreed. They gotta produce, and by that I mean get a fucking HIT every once in awhile; if they don't do that, it's all on them. Can't blame the Rangers for being a better team.

The Yanks should be better than this. Rangers are doing to us what we did to the Twins, and this has to stop. NOW. It's embarrassing.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Now *that* was an awesome game. The Giants' first 2-shutout postseason since 1917. If that doesn't say something about this team I don't know what does.

Also, this.

We don't need any mean spirited signs, we have our orange K's

I'm still cautiously optimistic because there is potentially a lot left to go in this series...but to be able to say that the Giants are 2 wins away from going to the World Series...wow.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

We don't need any mean spirited signs, we have our orange K's

I'm sure they're there, they just didn't make it on the broadcast.

Two games in a row the Rangers have closed the game out to a nearly empty Yankees stadium. In one shot they showed last night of everybody leaving early, it looked like a lot of fans were running from the stadium.

 

[Tom Servo]

Also, Bleacher Creatures to stop doing the YMCA parody during 7th inning.

Not surprising, really, they hardly did it the last few times I was there anyway.

Took them long enough...utterly distasteful.

As for the Yankees...just don't blow it Texas, but they have completely outplayed them.

 

[clint g]

Also, Bleacher Creatures to stop doing the YMCA parody during 7th inning.

Not surprising, really, they hardly did it the last few times I was there anyway.

Took them long enough...utterly distasteful.

As for the Yankees...just don't blow it Texas, but they have completely outplayed them.

Indeed, it's pretty clear that they are the superior team this series.

Oh well, at least the Giants are doing well