Yankees sign Carlos Beltran

[BSN07]

So Ells, Gardner, Ichiro, Wells, Soriano, and Beltran? That OF is getting crowded, maybe they are going to play Soriano at 2B hahaha one could only hope. Beltran is a good sign, but again if the Sox had given him 3 years I wouldn't have been too thrilled. He's hoping for a Ells-Beltran collision in the OF next year lol

[Youk Of The Nation]

So Ells, Gardner, Ichiro, Wells, Soriano, and Beltran? That OF is getting crowded, maybe they are going to play Soriano at 2B hahaha one could only hope. Beltran is a good sign, but again if the Sox had given him 3 years I wouldn't have been too thrilled. He's hoping for a Ells-Beltran collision in the OF next year lol

 

Ending in two trips to the DL. One broken hip, and one puncture wound from the protruding broken hip.

[BSN07]

Ending in two trips to the DL. One broken hip, and one puncture wound from the protruding broken hip.

 

I think it be better entertainment if it was only listed a something seemingly minor but holds them out for the entire season lol

[seabeachfred]

Just when you thought the Yankees were going downhill, they pull this move smh. I was hoping the Yankees wouldn't contend again this year.

 

Just check past Red Sox WS Titles RSFFL. When we win a World Series or if the Yankees miss the playoffs they go on a big spending spree. No surprise that they're doing that this off season. They also have to because attendance is down at YS by at least a half-million and their farm system is as dry as the Sahara. Besides the Yankees never rebuild because their fan base is contemptuous of any noise about retrenching for the future, and the press is always ready to pounce on them if they go by the boards to us or fail to get in the post-season. Their glut of spending really shouldn't surprise you or anyone else.

[Navafan29]

Should be funny to watch the Yanks lose the wild card game this year.

[Hoplite]

Should be funny to watch the Yanks lose the wild card game this year.

 

They'll be lucky if they're over .500.

[Bellhorn04]

The Yankees aren't done yet. They've clearly said f*** it to the 189 million. That means the sky's the limit on Tanaka. They'll probably also sign Balfour.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

They'll be lucky if they're over .500.

 

You're pushing it.

[Station 13]

The Yankees aren't done yet. They've clearly said f*** it to the 189 million. That means the sky's the limit on Tanaka. They'll probably also sign Balfour.

 

They lost some $50M in revenues since 2011 with down attendance. Their lux tax means absolutely nothing if they don't generate more revenues.

[jacksonianmarch]

And that is just stadium attendance. Imagine the damage to the brand and the broadcasting moneys

[seabeachfred]

The Yankees aren't done yet. They've clearly said f*** it to the 189 million. That means the sky's the limit on Tanaka. They'll probably also sign Balfour.

 

What I like about this Bellhorn was that when I said the Yankees were going on a spending spree after we won the World Series just about everybody on this board said the same thing. It leads me to believe that we all have the Yankees' number. Hell, they will go over $300 million if they want to; the $189 million luxury tax threshold means absolutely zilch to them, the rotten greedy bastards.

[User Name]

What I like about this Bellhorn was that when I said the Yankees were going on a spending spree after we won the World Series just about everybody on this board said the same thing. It leads me to believe that we all have the Yankees' number. Hell, they will go over $300 million if they want to; the $189 million luxury tax threshold means absolutely zilch to them, the rotten greedy bastards.

 

No they won't. The whole point of this spending spree is making money. Spending that much would seriously cut into their profit margins.

[Hoplite]

You're pushing it.

 

No I'm not. They were incredibly lucky last year to not be under .500 by at least 10 games and so far they don't look like a significantly better team. Even if you account for Teixeira and Jeter.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

No I'm not. They were incredibly lucky last year to not be under .500 by at least 10 games and so far they don't look like a significantly better team. Even if you account for Teixeira and Jeter.

 

Incredibly lucky? I hate the Yankees but we know that's not true. Lets compare last years lineup to this year.

 

2013

 

1st base: Overbay/Reynolds(Tex injured)

2nd base: Cano

SS: Jeter/Nix/Nunez

3rd:Youk/Adams/Nunez

Catcher: Stewart/Romine

Outfield: Granderson/Wells/Ichiro/Gardner/Soriano

DH:Hafner

 

 

SP

1)CC

2)Kuroda

3)Pettite

4)Hughes

5)Nova

 

2014

 

1B: Tex

2B: Kelly Johnson

SS:Jeter?

3B: Brendan Ryan/A Rod?

Catcher: McCann

OF:Gardner/Ellsbury/Beltran

DH:Soriano

 

SP

1)CC

2)Kuroda

3)Nova

4)Pineda

5)Phelps/Huff/Warren?

 

If that's not significantly better than last year, I don't know what is. They really only got hurt bad in 2B and the closer role.

[jacksonianmarch]

and RSFFL comes through with a dose of reality. Hoplite/Dutchy is looking at the overall picture assuming perfect health from 2013. I have said this before. We got a minus from our catcher's position, we got a 0WAR from 1b, we had bottom 5 production from C, SS, 3b and LF. We had the worst slash line in baseball from RF and DH. We had an offensive WAR of 10.4 from last yr. Seriously, 10.4. We were 24th in baseball in offensive WAR. We have Soriano for a full season. We added McCann, Ellsbury, and Beltran. Losing Cano hurts. We have a healthy Jeter and Tex. I don't know what to tell you right now, aside from the fact that our offense is VASTLY improved. We have holes in the staff, but no dominoes have fallen there sans Nathan who had no interest in coming here anyway. I bet Balfour comes to NY, we sign at least 1, maybe 2 more starters and call it an offseason.

[a700hitter]

Dutchy is back? What a loser!! LOL!! Start the count down for the ban hammer.

[Youk Of The Nation]

You guys, I'm the only mod who posts regularly. Even so, I don't read every single post in every single thread. So if you think someone is Dutchy, please shoot me a PM so I can check the IP addresses. It takes like five seconds for me to check and say "Hm, yeah, it's him" and ban him...I'd rather not find out by having all of our inboxes crammed full of bat penises and dismembered corpses and side profile photos of Sarah Jessica Parker. Some things are too horrible to visit upon anyone. I meant what I said before about not PMing me whining every time someone makes a face at you or puts their hand on your side of the car, but many of you are much better at noticing these people are repeat offenders than I am. I can't check the IPs of every new user.

[a700hitter]

You guys, I'm the only mod who posts regularly. Even so, I don't read every single post in every single thread. So if you think someone is Dutchy, please shoot me a PM so I can check the IP addresses. It takes like five seconds for me to check and say "Hm, yeah, it's him" and ban him...I'd rather not find out by having all of our inboxes crammed full of bat penises and dismembered corpses and side profile photos of Sarah Jessica Parker. Some things are too horrible to visit upon anyone. I meant what I said before about not PMing me whining every time someone makes a face at you or puts their hand on your side of the car, but many of you are much better at noticing these people are repeat offenders than I am. I can't check the IPs of every new user.

Emmz could play Name that Dutchy and she could unmask him based on his first post. You probably don't need to check an IP address just as Emmz. She has busted him every single time.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Dutchy is the worst troll in the history of talksox LMAO. Give it up already you moron.

[mvp 78]

When Dutchy puts real effort into a post, it's better than 99% of the crap put on here. People can bitch and complain about him trolling, but I've never received any over the line pm's from him, so I can't comment on it. I think he has good ideas, but gets bored with seeing the same low brow arguments that we have every day.

 

It's just a shame that whenever a new poster springs up that can actually formulate sentences and have a reasonable baseball discussiom, that it's most likely Dutchy.

[a700hitter]

Dutchy is the worst troll in the history of talksox LMAO. Give it up already you moron.

His record as a troll on TalkSox is like Dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak. It will not be broken in our lifetime.

[Emmz]

Good deal, glad to see the Yanks continuing to roll with the geezers.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

When Dutchy puts real effort into a post, it's better than 99% of the crap put on here. People can bitch and complain about him trolling, but I've never received any over the line pm's from him, so I can't comment on it. I think he has good ideas, but gets bored with seeing the same low brow arguments that we have every day.

 

It's just a shame that whenever a new poster springs up that can actually formulate sentences and have a reasonable baseball discussiom, that it's most likely Dutchy.

 

What's a discussiom? Kidding, but I never thought Dutchy was a bad poster. Never disliked him either, just think it's pathetic the amount of times he's tried to come back. Usually if someone comes back under a new account and behaves, they get to stay. Dutchy gets the boot every single time, even though he's improved. I'd just give up, but that's just me.

[Bellhorn04]

The last time this Dutchy guy was here, he did some good posting for a while, but then he completely lost it and started acting like an idiot. That's just odd behavior.

[a700hitter]

The last time this Dutchy guy was here, he did some good posting for a while, but then he completely lost it and started acting like an idiot. That's just odd behavior.

He should not be allowed to own a computer. He's a menace on the internet.

[mvp 78]

What's a discussiom? Kidding, but I never thought Dutchy was a bad poster. Never disliked him either, just think it's pathetic the amount of times he's tried to come back. Usually if someone comes back under a new account and behaves, they get to stay. Dutchy gets the boot every single time, even though he's improved. I'd just give up, but that's just me.

 

He's a different breed. You or I would just go away, he is really committed to his cause.

[a700hitter]

He's a different breed. You or I would just go away, he is really committed to his cause.

Yes, and he should be committed.

[Emmz]

The reason Dutchy gets banned isn't because he can formulate sentences, it's because he can't be civil about it.

 

He gets personal anytime someone has an opinion that isn't the same as his own, and he doesn't really seem to be aware of any other opinion.

[mvp 78]

The reason Dutchy gets banned isn't because he can formulate sentences, it's because he can't be civil about it.

 

I didn't say that. I was saying that the only new posters that can form complete sentences tend to be Dutchy.

[Emmz]

I didn't say that. I was saying that the only new posters that can form complete sentences tend to be Dutchy.

 

That's the new thing, you don't need to be able to type out complete sentences, you talk on forums the way that you text your buddies.

 

It's unreal how stupid people are starting to sound, and it isn't even ending with typing, people are bringing that stupid s*** to their actual verbal discussions, not realizing how retarded it is to say "hashtag" when you're talking to someone.