Anyone else watching the Yankees....
 

... a thread inspired by the long-lasting and useful "Anyone else watching the Knicks..." thread which, while nobody else really is watching the Knicks around here, is a useful sounding board for me.

Also, I am impressed by the staying power of the "Mets" thread which looks likely to continue uninterrupted for many a season to come. Why bother having a new thread every year for the same old team? (Good or bad as they may be.)

So this is the thread that I am going to dig up and post to from now on whenever I have something to say about the New York Yankees. Welcome.

Here we go: I hope Troy Tulowitzki is the starting shortstop until the return of Didi Gregorius. Let's face it, he's a cheap solution to the problem, a one-year rental at the league minimum salary (the Blue Jays are paying him the rest of his contract because they released him).

But why do I hope Tulowitzki is the shortstop? Because I do NOT want Manny Machado on the team. Nobody has asked my opinion, though. Maybe they will read it here. :p

EDIT: But Bru, Tulowitzki is 34 and hasn't played since 2017 (66 games). Can you count on him? Answer: Don't care. I'd rather have Tyler Wade (.167 in 2018) play SS for the Yankees than Machado. Think of it this way, too: When Gregorius does return, what happens to him if Machado is on the team? Is Didi out? Probably not. Then does he move to 2B or Machado move to 3B? Either way, that's the end of the Yankee potential for either Torres or Andujar. I would much rather have either of those guys around than Machado. Why? Because Machado is the type of man who disgusts me and will be bad for team chemistry.

I don't think you have much to worry about with Machado. It would appear that the Bronx Bombers have decided to buy every reliever in the game. Always loved this piece by The Onion. An oldy, but a goody/classic.

Take care of Tulo OK? Don't break him. Rockies fans loved him, and Blue Jays fans loved him, but I think Blue Jays fans came to love the idea of Tulo more than the actual guy because he was never around. He was good for the kids when he was around though, and he will be good for Gleyber and Andujar. As for me, I think I'll focus on New Hampshire and Buffalo this year, as it's going to be a long year north of the border. :(

Heh, that brought a chuckle to these parched, cracked lips. Particularly this image with the superimposed heads. :laugh:

Well, misery is funny (for outsiders), so the Mets thread will always be there in some way. Meanwhile…

This. Machado is the most evil, seething, smoldering cancer on any major league roster today. A royal **** and a crybaby on top of that. I'd rather have my team win 86 and go home than sign him and win 92 and play in October.

This means Westheim is now obligated to start a Brooklyn Nets thread.

On top of all that his current haircut makes him look distinctly like...uh...well...um...a meth-head. I mean seriously dude. The hell you doin'? :confused:

meth head? So he looks like Bobby Higginson?

Maybe not meth head. Maybe "skid" is more like it. Who knows...It looks dumb.

Yankees just signed LeMahieu:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ny-machado-mix

I like this deal, I don't think the Yankees need much more power just guys that can get on base and be disruptive to opposing pitchers, which makes those close games more winnable.

I wish the Yankees would acquire another starter but I don't know one that is out there. Would have to be a trade.

Also what is going on with Gray? Have we found someone to trade with?

...And don't forget about his tremendous defense at 2B. *Sigh* Just going to make it an even longer season in Toronto.

Newsday speculates that they will now turn around and trade Torres or Andujar for a starter. I guess it's inevitable that one or both of those guys is going to be leaving the team especially if Machado signs with them.

I can't say that I like the way things are going here . . .

As for Gray, they may be having trouble moving him.

Who do they have at 1B? Andujar looks like a guy that should move there because his defense at 3B is horrifying, and given that he should get better as he heads towards his peak, the bat is definitely going to play there.

At first they have a possible Voit/Bird platoon or just sticking with the hot hand. I don't like the idea of losing Andujar after the kind of offensive season he had. I don't know what the Yankees are planning on doing but we will see shortly I guess.

Why can't they put Andujar at the fake position? Is that still occupied by Stanton? Leave Giancarlo alone, he can play outfield well enough…

Why am I helping the Evil Empire?

Because spending all of your time in that dungeon of a "Mets" thread has affected your health and you need a breath of fresh air once in a while. Just stay away from the "Anyone else watching the Knicks" thread or you will take a sharp turn for the worse. :rolleyes:

(types "knicks" into the search bar at Wikipedia)

ESPN: "The New York Yankees' bullpen is positively terrifying. They added Adam Ottavino — on a three-year, $27 million deal — to a group that already includes Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances, Zach Britton, Chad Green and Jonathan Holder, among others. The best pen in the game, period."

Now, if we could only figure out what is going on in the infield? It's getting late to be still hot stove league time. This is the depth chart before they sign Machado:

"Mariano Rivera, the career saves leader whose elegant efficiency helped the Yankees win five World Series, became the first player ever elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/s...gtype=Homepage

I'm generally a pacifist, but if anybody could find a bad word to say about the man, I think I might have to punch them in the mouth...And then feel shame...Because Mo would not approve.

For one night in his life, Vernon Wells can say he got the better of the only unanimous HoFer in baseball history so far. That night was Thursday July 20, 2006 when he hit an 11th inning walkoff HR off Mo.

Interestingly enough, the starting pitchers that night?...Mike Mussina for the visitors and Roy Halladay for the home side. Ah, baseball...You are the most incredible game ever invented.

Picture below is of Vernon circling the bases in triumph. I'm quite sure Mo walked off the field with quiet grace and dignity holding his head high because...well...that was what he always did, even in defeat, and even in defeat in games with much more at stake. What an amazing human. :)

Kudos to Moose, for making the HoF of course, but also for this classy decision which is very respectful of Orioles and Yankees fans. Sure, some of those fans would prefer their own team's hat but this is best, when one's HoF career is rather evenly divided between a couple of teams of longstanding.

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If he had to choose, however, I think it would go to the Birds on his hat:

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