jacksonianmarch

The question isnt whether to pitch CC or not. CC is pitching one game if the series goes the distance, period. And if he throws in game 6, he isnt coming back for game 7. So, you get to use him once. Seeing as the MLB is likely to call tonight's game, I would rather see if Pettitte can take down Saunders at home and then matchup CC with a tired Lackey than go for it with CC then having to put up Pettitte vs Lackey in a must win game 7. Cause CC>Lackey and Saunders. Pettitte vs Saunders is a pretty even match. But Pettitte vs Lackey is a clear disadvantage. Pitching CC in game 7 gives us at least a wash in both pitching matchups. Throwing him in game 6 and losing, god forbid, sets us up with a disadvantage in game 7.

Then the question becomes, should they? Should they carry one player on their team who makes 30% of their total salary? Especially when the Twins are due to get really expensive, really quickly. Span, Cuddyer, Kubel, Blackburn, etc are gonna get really pricey over the next 2-3 yrs

He's the best I have ever seen, thats for sure. And that includes a roided out IRod in Texas, who was about as special as they came.

Location really isnt all that big to ballplayers on the whole. Most players take the most money or close to the most money. There are very, very few players who take less money. Also, you use Morneau as if he set a precedent. He didnt. He had 3+ yrs of service time when he signed. He got rid of 2 or 3 arbitration seasons by signing that deal. Mauer, OTOH, will be a full fledged FA after this season with no yrs of control for the Twins in their hands. That means a LOT more to a player looking for the long term deal.

Emmz, I wont put it completely out of the question here. But if he was dead set on resigning in Minnesota, why has he come so close to free agency without even a talk about a contract. Also, what do you think he's gonna say. You know, I've lived here all my life, but I will whore myself out for the most money? Here's the problem. The Twins probably arent gonna deal him even if they reach an impasse. This is due to the incredibly weak AL Central AND that fact that they made their run to the playoffs without their best pitcher (Slowey) and power hitter (Morneau). So, trade talks are gonna be pretty minimal. My question is how much of a discount is he gonna take. Remember, Minnesota is much cheaper to live in than NYC or Boston. So, a 1-2 mil difference in salary is probably the difference in taxes/ living expenses compared to Minnesota. So a 1-2 mil per yr discount is probably fine for Mauer. But after that? Do you really think he'll stay in Minnesota for Morneau money? Morneau signed for 6yrs 80mil. Thats $13.3mil per yr. You really think he's gonna leave $40 million dollars on the table? Would you? I am from New England and am a diehard Yankee fan. But if LA offered me $40mil more, then I'd be a west coaster. There arent too many people who wouldnt suck up a move for a short period of time for a life altering amount of money. And from the Twins perspective, does it make sense for them to sign Mauer for close to market value? Does it make sense for a team like Minnesota to have a player signed for lets say 18mil a yr (Mauer), a player signed for 13mil a yr (Morneau), and a player signed for 11 mil a yr (Nathan) when your total payroll sits around $70mil. Especially when you consider Cuddyer is entering his last yr of his contract (holds a 10.5mil options which increases his cost by 2mil) and guys like Kubel, Span, Blackburn, etc are coming up on arbitration years. That 18 mil could lock up the rest of the team for a long time. So you need to think about that. Even if they expect to increase their salaries, do you think they will get into the $100mil range? Or likely around $75mil (8 mil more than this yr). Regardless, I just dont see how Mauer, arguably the best player in baseball and one of the best free agents to ever hit the market, takes a massive paycut to stay in a small market. It just doesnt make sense

what a player says and what a player does are typically two different things. When he gets a 13 mil a yr contract offer from Minny, vs a 20mil a yr offer from everyone else, he might change his mind. Another thing that kinda makes me skeptical is the fact that he hasnt signed anything yet

You think that pitching CC on short rest is better than starting him on full rest? Are you on crack? If we were in Anaheim's position and needed both games, I would agree. But we need only one of those games and I will take the horse on full rest every time

How about the strike to Tex? Offset by the ball called on Posada

Stop bickering ladies.

Have you seen Hamels in the playoffs this yr? And are you really gonna go against CC? Oh well. We'll see.

So.... Step 1: Staple Joe Girardi to the Anaheim bench so he doesnt make his way back to NY Step 2: Stop f***ing starting Jose Molina Step 3: Start Hairston in RF on Saturday Step 4: We should win

And Joe Girardi should be burned in effigy. Good game, but Girardi should die (professionally) for this

Swish is lost out there, he sucks

talk about drama. Swish man with the chance to win it

That is why you dont walk someone intentionally with 2 outs and nobody on

the umps suck

Matsui needs to find a gap here

Joe Girardi needs to die

Cliff Lee, meh, meh, meh?

He won 4 world series with the deepest team I have ever seen and with the deepest bullpen we have ever had. He blew out the pen arms in 2002 with 257IP from 3 relievers. Stanton gave it up in game 3 which was the pivotal game. 2003, our pen was garbage. 2004, our pen was dead come the postseason

I remember how it felt. But I wasnt opining about the 4th OFer. I was pining for Tex, AJ, and CC

Torre wouldnt have gotten to this point. Y228, you dont remember Torre well. He burns out his pitchers ALL THE TIME. And by the time the postseason rolls around, the team would be spent. Torre does go for the jugular much better than Girardi. But Torre would go for the jugular 120 times a yr and his teams came out flat.

I still think they will win the WS. But it will be in spite of the manager, not because of him. He is managing based upon the "pressure" from the media. In Game 3, he brought in Aceves. Dumb move, but whatever, it was tied in extras and the Halos were home. Tonight, he had a 2 run lead in the 7th and he f***ed it up

Die Girardi

I hate Joe Girardi