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Mickey Rivers was a dirt-bag degenerate gambler who had the nerve to ask for a raise on a post-game show after winning MVP of a nationally televised Saturday Game of the Week, because he had squandered his entire year's pay at the track and he was out of money. When the rivalry was heating up, fans at Yankee stadium were throwing batteries at the Red Sox OFers. When the Yankees went to Fenway, legend has it that Rivers got nailed in the arm with game dart. It was 1976 when the "Red Sox Suck" chant started at Yankee Stadium, and I went to high school with the douche bag who started the chant that night. Of course the Fenway faithful were not to be outdone.

Good work by Delcarmen. He didn't stink.

Topo Gigio flew out for the final out, stranding purple lip on third.

Yanks take the lead. Cano drives in horse face from third and purple lips took third.

Purple lips and horse-face on second and third.

Tex looked like he was out.

A Righty is pitching tonight. Hermida should charge.

:lol:I thought Hermida was going to platoon with Cameron. He looked good in ST. I know he had a slight injury at the end of camp, so I thought maybe there had been some news about holding him out tonight due to injury concerns.

I don't disagree. As I said before, I would sign up in a minute for his 2008 performance. I think you seized on the "stinks" description, and we had a difference of opinion regarding that term. My main point is that this is not an acquisition that would go on the plus side of the ledger for the FO. I think it would be difficult to find anyone in the FO who thinks he has lived up to expectations. They have been unhappy with many aspects of his game, including his preparation, prior to his WBC injury. I think the Red Sox misjudged how his talent and stuff would translate to the majors in the U.S.

These Yankee announcers are praying like crazy for Lester to falter. It is really ridiculous.

Why isn't Hermida in the lineup tonight?

ORS, please provide me with the appropriate metrics for a player that "stinks" so I can use that term more precisely in the future. . Until then, I will continue to think that Dice K stinks for the amount invested in him. Also, "stinks" is a very versatile term. While it can be used to describe a player's performance relative to his compensation, it can also be used to describe a players performance relative to other players at his position, so I think I can still use that term when a kid from the farm is thrown into the starting line up. However, I usually think that the farmhand is just unprepared or not ready. If I have used the term stinks with regard to a kid from the farm, I must have been very pissed during a losing game. In those cases, let me clarify that I am not mad at the unseasoned,unprepared kid, but rather I am mad at the FO. I am glad that you and Doji think that Dice K was a good acquisition. You are entitled to your opinion even though I disagree with it. I would not waste my time trying to prove your opinion to be wrong as you are trying so hard to do with my opinion. After all, we are talking about opinions here aren't we? Not only do I think that he was a stinky acquisition (is that better than saying he "stinks"), but I hate watching games that he pitches. Am I wrong about that too? Do I really like watching him pitch? ORS, I can't believe that you are being so ornery one game into the season after an opening day comeback victory against the Yankees. That is your prerogative, and I will not tell you how you should feel.

Me too!

Teams don't pay $100 million for 5th starters.

He's my favorite Yankee pitcher.

Wins as the measure of effectiveness...really? I don't think you will get much support on that one. This guy is not a $100 million pitcher under any measure. He has fallen far short of the FO expectations and investment. It's pretty obvious. The miscalculation regarding his performance is the responsibility of the FO.

He was a 5 inning pitcher who overtaxed the bullpen and benefited from a strong pen in 2008 and good run support in 2007. He was far from the dominant horse of a pitcher that they thought they were getting. He managed 1 complete game in those two years. That's accurate.

So, you believe in no accountability. Then it could be argued that the Yankees made the right call with Carl Pavano and Jose Contreras (after all we wanted both of them). I guess the Mets made te right call with Pedro and the Giants with Zito. Dice K did not stink because of a freak injury or a mishap. He stunk, because he is not that good. His performance in Japan did not translate to the US. Whether it would translate is the call they had to make, and they got it wrong. Period.

So would I, but when a hugely expensive move fails miserably, it is noteworthy. The FO doesn't get absolved because they tried. They made a bad call obtaining Dice K.

We were supposed to be getting Japan's "National Treasure." Instead we got fools gold.