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Arod on the block. Looking for SP/C/SS/RP. Best offer gets him.

My whole point is this: A bad defensive catcher will give away as many runs, if not more, with his poor fielding. The catcher is the most important defensive position in the game. As a Yankee fan, we have suffered with Posada behind the plate. The ignorant among us believe Posada has a great bat, giving offense out of a position that normally does not, without realizing that they often will cost a team more runs than they create. Red Sox fans this season will see this in the 2010 season. The only question is whether Martinez will give up more than he creates. Sadly, there is no great metric for catcher defense. UZR, quite possibly the most flawed statistical metric ever quoted here, got it right for once. They simply don't have a metric for catchers. This means that people here have to, inconceivably, actually watch the game and determine for themselves how good a player is. They aren't spoon-fed information to make them feel smart. However, this is not that difficult. By far, the easiest defensive position to determine on television is catcher. That's because the camera is on the catcher nearly all of the time. So watch how the catcher sets up. Watch how they frame a pitch, and then watch the opposing catcher. You'll start to see how much an effect the catcher has on a game. For all of you that have MLB Network, watch the highlights where they break down CJ Wilson. Wilson threw 4 strikes to Nick Johnson, and each one was called a ball. Get past Mitch Williams commentary, and you will see what I mean. Their catcher was terrible. He lost a third strike call on Granderson, and the next pitch resulted in an error in which two runs scored. Some people here will refuse to believe in something that can't be quantified, however incorrectly. I don't watch Martinez anywhere near as much as you do, or will. So chime in here, AFTER you've watched how good/bad he is behind the plate, and throw in your two cents. The final thing I'll say about Martinez is this...if he is anywhere close to how bad Posada is, you'll be lucky to be in the playoff hunt this year. Your team simply doesn't have the offense to make up for it.

Pretty every argument you make is a "strawman". How much impact can a bad catcher have on a pitching staff in the middle of April. Let's see...how about in every game? Last I checked, stats from April count. Go back to sleep. When your team ERA is closer to 5 than it is to 4 in June, maybe it will dawn on you.

I believed I called this. I love it!!!!!!

Is it open to Yankee fans?

Fixed, suns.

"I Touch Myself" by the Divinyls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FGk63Fv7t4 TOP THAT BITCHES!!!!

Chipper will be traded. It is manifest destiny.

Easy enough. Pitching to Morales because he didn't want to put more runners on base. If you're going to pitch to him, you don't bring the infield in. You either put him on and go for the DP, or you pitch to him and hope to get lucky. As for who to bring in yesterday, only a simpleton wouldn't see the strategy...everyone had a day off the day before. So everyone was rested. Aceves and Park are the only real multi-inning relievers the Yankees have. Park pitched on opening day. So Aceves was saved for today. Guess what? He's in the game now. You won't often see Park and Aceves in the same game because the Yankees want to keep one multi-inning arm fresh every day. Instead of bitching and moaning, try thinking.

Just like last year, he's figuring out the roles for the pitchers. I agreed with his moves. I'm surprised that you don't.

Seeing as how Team Fawal emailed me and told me he wanted to change his vote from 5 veto's to 6, I will change the league veto to 6. However, to appease the crowd who wanted 5 votes, I will extend the days from two days to three days. This seems to be a compromise that everyone can live with. One more day for one more vote. I will still maintain the role of league manager veto override, as I have already used it once this season [on my own deal, no less]. Another point. I can see who votes for, and against deals. There are two league members who have voted "no" on every deal. This is not the purpose of the veto. This is also part of the reason of the increase. When you veto a deal, it should be because of competitive imbalance. However, before you veto a deal, please look at the teams involved. In every deal, there is a winner and a loser. However, we're looking for imbalance, not fairness. Case in point: I traded Ubaldo Jimenez for Abreu. Looking at the players so far, I came out on the short end of the stick. However, I needed an OF, and I had excess pitching at the time. So use your veto votes fairly. Personally, I think Dipre's second deal with Suns should have gone through. It was a very fair deal, and due to those two veto's, the deal died, when honestly, it should have gone through. It actually had more allow trade votes than veto votes. I miscalculated and believed that people would analyze deals and not just vote "no" irrespectively. I have no issue changing what I can change. After all, it's not MY league, it's OUR league. It's also been a ton of fun so far.

Jarrod Washburn. The truth is, it's age and defense discrimination, but I don't think in this case, racism is an issue.

Irrespective what others may have done, I dealt a player that was more injured than initially thought. So I killed the deal, and I'm still negotiating with Suns. You have to admit...I did the right thing.

I didn't realize that Chipper injured his back. Honestly, I had no idea. I've cancelled the deal from my end. It's not a fair deal, and I'm not trying to pass off damaged goods here.

He offered me Valverde and Reynolds for Chipper. Since I would cut Conor, I threw him in the deal.

Chipper is only out for a few days with a strained oblique.

Red Sox and Rays.

The Red Sox are not as strong as people think. The Rays are stronger than most people think. It's going to be a fight for the wild card.

Great day at the Stadium... Yo 26...you lost a lot of weight man. Chicks dig the thin guys. Good job bro. Good to see you again.

First time I have ever won Week 1. Not sure how I feel about it.