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Touche.

Yeah, but Tek is your captain. Hard to do during the season.

I know. This is assuming regular waivers. What would you do?

Please be true.

I want my tickets back. Damn.

I didn't. Just that I was sure he wouldn't be. Ok, let's play armchair GM. He's not traded before the deadline. You'll obviously put him on waivers. Yankee fans: Do you claim him? Red Sox fans: Do you let him go or do you pull him back? If I'm the Yankees FO, I claim him...maybe. If you don't claim him, and no one claims him, the Sox deal him, which most likely is in the Yankees short term gain. If you do claim him, the Sox will most likely pull him off waivers and that's actually against our team's best interest. Must say, kinda interesting.

We'd get our asses kicked now.

Fine. I'll save my usual venom. Welcome.

For the most part, you guys are awesome on this board. I told you, I had a crazy amount of respect for you guys after 2003. As a fan, I couldn't even imagine that heartbreak. I sat next to a Sox fan for an inning after we tied it up in game 7, and he said he wouldn't want it any other way.

I think there is zero chance Manny passes through irrevocable waivers. If I'm the Yankees, if they put him on IW, I claim him in a heartbeat. It's worth nearly every team to put in a claim, you get the rest of the salary but two draft picks. As for regular waivers, I'm not sure.

http://vlog.xuite.net/vlog/guest/basic.php?media_id=aklDS1p6LTM1NTU5Mi5mbHY= Watch this take down and the haymakers...then tell me one major league players that would WANT to take on Kyle "Chuck Norris" Farnsworth.

Good deal. Goodbye Moeller. Funny, Farnsworth was actually pitching well, but I wouldn't trust him in a big spot.

Why not? Can't be much worse than Manny. If he didn't like it, tell him you'd trade him to the Reds. He seems like the kind of player that would do what he could to help his team win. I hate him, but admire his grittiness.

Yeah I do. I am not high on Kotchmann. He doesn't impress me all that much. As much as I hate to say it, but I thought that the best fit was with you or the Diamondbacks. The Diamonbacks were talking about Conor Jackson, but wisely passed. Playing armchair GM, I am surprised the Red Sox didn't make a move. I would have traded for Tex and I'm sure that the deal could have been done without including Youk. Here's what I would have done. Trade Manny to Mets for a package headlined by Martinez. Trade Martinez for Teixeira. Move Youk to left. Considering your relationship with Boras, and the fact that you'd be in the thick of a pennant race, you'd have a great chance of signing Teixeira, as Boston would probably really take to him, maybe even avoiding free agency. Boras isn't what he used to be. See the Arod fiasco and the Kenny Rogers ordeal. Rid yourself of the headache that is Manny and get Tex in one swoop? Ideal. I think the Braves would view Martinez as more value than Kotchmann. Just my opinion.

Ok, ok. I know, I just had to throw that in there. Not surprised you picked it up, and JHB missed it of course. I never would have made that statement if it was you making his allegations, but then again, you wouldn't have. Truthfullly, I think the Braves got hosed. I think they could have gotten more for Teixiera than Kotchmann. Part of that is sour grapes, I hope we would have gotten him, released Sexson and been on with it. Seeing him go to the Angels makes me very nervous even if we make the wild card. Since you have a semblance of intelligence here, I never thought the deal with the Pirates was a fair one. I thought the Yankees got away with a huge steal. However, I think that's on the Pirates. I don't buy any allegations of unfair play. Professionals traded Fregosi for Ryan, Sykes for McGee, etc. I don't think this falls under this category either, but somewhere in the middle. Do you think Teixiera was a steal? I do. Two months of a player that makes you the World Series favorite, and further strengthening your position as the team with the best record in baseball for a below average firstbaseman, albeit a young one? I'd do the trade 100% of the time if I was the Angels. Your thoughts.

EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING ABOUT YOUR POSTS. Thank you. Let's see your proof. Anonymous GM's are upset at the deal. Ok. Bush had more proof of WMDs than you do with your allegations. You bury yourself every time you post. Now...we've set the precendence. Thank God. Unless there are tampering charges filed, everything is conjuncture. Good. So...let's make this easy. When you get tampering charges in the Nady/Marte deal, then talk. Other than that, keep quiet. However, that stuff pales to what your team has done. Nothing like getting in bed with the team that is giving up the player in a posting fee. Or the JD Drew fiasco. How about the Kevin Millar debacle? Go back and read the article. Only you would think you actually come across as anything but destroyed. I've proven my point here more than once. Do me a favor and let the adults talk. Go play with your crayons. I don't enjoy embarrassing you at this point.

If you win, another off-season of pissing me off.

Of course I am. You, and many others on this site, believe that everything goes the Yankees way. I'm with you on payroll, no disputing that disparity, but considering your team benefits second most of the thirty teams, I believe it's a very weak argument coming from a Sox fan. If you were a Twins fan, it would hold a lot more merit with me. I didn't know you were appointed God. Last I checked, I've been here longer than you. What team I root for is irrelevant, and we are all guests here, with the exception of yeszir. You call Yankee fans elitist? Sorry, your highness. With you there. Wait until the end of this post. You'll see what I mean. There is no point to prove. It's unnecessary. Your "allegations" are nothing but sour grapes. It's pathetic. Most of the times, when teams make deals for prospects, the team that gives up the prospects loses the deal. It's a guarantee of today against the promise of tomorrow. It's a chance that teams take. As Branch Rickey once said to a player [Ralph Kiner, I believe] "We finished in last place with you, we can finish in last place without you". By the time the "window" the Pirates are shooting for opens, these players will not be of the value that they are now. Sorry JHB, I don't post here as a job. I question what I read, I don't necessarily take everything someone says as gospel truth. I don't follow the mantra "If it's written, it must be true." If you don't like my posts, don't respond. Try not to make this board too important in your life. As to being spoiled. Of course we are. Comes with success. So are you guys. What's the point? Is the playing field level? No. Never said it was. It sure isn't level for the 28 OTHER teams that bitch about your team. Every team that has less revenue is going to bitch about the teams that have more. Your only advantage over a Yankee fan like myself is we outspend you because we make more. The other 28 teams make the same argument as you do AGAINST YOUR TEAM. How do you justify over $200 million for three players the winter before last? You can't. Neither can I. Difference between you and I is that I acknowledge these facts, and accept them. You're in denial. I have no time, for the sake of being polite, for sub-standard level of intelligence on the issue. He's entitled to what he thinks. I, for the most part agree. I think that dynasties are good for sports. The major problem with the Yankees and Red Sox is that they've both gotten smart with their money, making other teams have to struggle to just sniff the playoffs. On the other hand, you the have the NFL, in which teams routinely make the SuperBowl only to not qualify for the playoffs the next year. Which is better? It simply is a question of opinion. Now, I didn't research this, as you like to point out, but I think that any sports leagues do well when the big market teams do well. Guess what? The ratings for Celtics-Lakers...ready for this....were higher than when the Spurs played the Cavs the year before. 50% HIGHER [9.3 to 6.2: here's the link]. Guess what? Ratings=money. Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Cubs....the higher ups want to see them succeed because money drives these matchups...or rather, the money follows them. Do I think they cheat to get it done? No. If you want to believe in conspiracy theories, be my guest. Don't pass it off as the truth, or insult the rest of us with this drivel. Back to the Yankees doing well as good for baseball. Hank, who has more money than you or I can dream of, believes this. When a team does well, they will draw fans. However, average teams have higher attendence...wait for it...when the Yankees and Red Sox come to town, or any big market team, especially if that team is doing well. If they were sub .500 teams, the fan's won't come out as much. The games become an event, especially for average or below average teams. I, for one, think it's a steal, not a sale. What positive would they have for doing so? Is it because George made his money as a shipbuilder, and there is another deal in the works? If that's what you believe, I blame myself for thinking you were on the intelligent side of the median. Back to the trade. Not only am I biased as a Yankee fan, but those who know me here know I always prefer veterans over prospects. Everyone thought the Gagne deal was a steal for you last year. Turned out a little bit different than expected. The Pirates, God knows why, think Ohlendorf is good. He was a deal breaker for them. I think they're idiots. My opinion on Ohlendorf's talent level. That's who they wanted. That's their talent evaluation, not mine. They took what in their opinion was the best deal. The most recent deal we had was CJ Wilson for Shawn Chacon, which was a non-move for the most part. These guys haven't had much dealing in the past to a point where they are buddies, IMO. I applaud the Yankees FO for going out and getting the players they needed when they got them. Ask yourself this, if you can be objective for a minute. If it was the Yankees who gave up the same prospects fom Sabathia, would you feel the same way? Thought so. This is nothing more than SOUR GRAPES. You want a steal? Take a look at Anaheim. A career OPS .762 1B for a career .909 OPS 1B. I'm sure the Yankees would have asked for a window, and I'm positive the Yankees would have given more. The Braves did what they WANTED to do, not what YOU THINK they should. If you ask me, the Red Sox should have gotten Teixeira without giving up Youk, moved Youk to LF, and traded Manny. Ideally, at least. Plus they have a good relationship with the Avenging Agent. To answer the point of teams doing things outside of the rules...you might want to click on the link below. Before you make UNFOUNDED allegations about my team, take a look at this article from a two-bit newspaper here in New York called the NY Times. It's about YOUR TEAM, and how they operate outside the rules. Before you point fingers....[i'm loving this, I really am]...do some research. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/sports/baseball/08chass.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/M/Matsuzaka,%20Daisuke&oref=slogin You may pull the wool over some people's eyes, those more clueless than you. Doesn't work for the rest of us. Go back to sleep.

You worry about the field later. Truthfully, I don't think Sexson would have had much of a chance against Sherrill anyways. Damn, three losses in a row. At least the Sox didn't capitalize.

Dude, you read the press clippings. He just doesn't have that dominating stuff GMs look for. Don't fall into the Jacko pitfall of believing everything you read/hear about players in the minors. The reason why some prospects put up numbers in the minors that are staggering and then they suck up here is this: Anyone who is any good is up here. People are more apt to take a chance on pitchers than hitters, which is why they would take Buchholz over Ellsbury. Remember, it was in the spring that the majority of you believed the following: Hughes and Kennedy were potential high end starters who were much more along in the process than the rest of their minor league counterparts. Ellsbury was the Red Sox CF for the next ten years. Last year at this time: Joba Chamberlain was a work in progress and was most likely a reliever due to him being a two pitch pitcher. Buchholz was the crown jewel of the Red Sox. He had a lot more value than Jon Lester. If you agreed with more than half of this stuff, then maybe you should try WATCHING the players a bit more instead of reading about them.

I don't think teams are as high on your prospects as you are. The same holds true for us, but Ellsbury has taken a MAJOR hit this season. Bowden isn't that high on a lot of GMs list either. If you want Holliday, you'd have to talk Buchholz, Masterson, and/or Lowrie. Some sort of combo, anyways.

We get rid of Pavano's this year, and then we sign Posada's. Cashman hates George's money.