Jayhawk Bill

1) That doesn't apply in 2008; 2) Why do you choose to rub in the point that the Yankees have a competitive advantage because of market size? Kind of you to admit what we all know...but why admit to it now?

Hmm. I was banned on a Yankees forum for mere discussion of the proper way to amortize a signing bonus, and you act like this. Yeszir, if you ban him, I completely understand. This is a Red Sox site, and he's just insulted all of us, the insult involving mild profanity. I got no warning when I was banned--by Yankees standards, he's way over the line. He's violating the standards of his peers--there is no stronger foundation for removal. *** a700hitter, you might wish to reconsider whether or not there might have been collusion regarding the Yankees' acquisitions. Given the revenue sharing provisions in place, both the Yankees and every small-market team profits from continuing the Yankees' season into October. The Yankees' fan base is huge but fickle--keeping them strong is an essential element of maintaining profitability for MLB as a whole. Listen to the FOX Sports team discussing the trade: they all agree that the Yankees got Nady and Marte for "nothing." I don't see any other MLB team getting quality players at the deadline for "nothing," and the Yankees have done it twice in three years (look back at the Abreu/Lidle trade). Brian Cashman isn't that good, folks. This is BS.

Why should we be surprised at Terry Francona's not making an obviously required move? :dunno:

So how long have you been a Yankees fan? :dunno: Or are you merely trolling?

I think that you're correct in that observation. Nice work by Jeter--I considered that a good pitch.

Your wish is granted. You may agree. :thumbsup:

Eat me. Boston and New York are two of the three best teams in MLB. The third is LAA. There's no shame in a close game with the Yankees, but Boston is just as good as the Yankees.

Meh. Maybe a few million dollars in the right pockets and it didn't really matter--the Pirates aren't contending this decade anyway. :dunno:

Jacko, his career BABIP is .322. He's going to drop 150 BABIP points even if he continues to hit exactly as well as he has these past few games. That'll bring him back to his normal range of production--and suddenly those VORP figures I posted are very relevant.

You know, Cousins has called a pretty good game excepting that strike to Abreu called a ball. Nice throw by Cash.

I did some checking. Yes, Cano leads qualifying second basemen with a .481 BABIP after the All Star Break. Was that your point? Do you think that he'll keep that up?

[table] NAME | VORP Ian Kinsler | 48.9 Chase Utley | 40.9 Dan Uggla | 34.9 Brian Roberts | 32.2 Dustin Pedroia | 31.5 Orlando Hudson | 22.7 Brandon Phillips | 18.7 Mark DeRosa | 17.9 Placido Polanco | 17.7 Ray Durham | 16.2 Jose Lopez | 13.8 Mark Grudzielanek | 12.4 Kelly Johnson | 11.9 Akinori Iwamura | 9.8 Kazuo Matsui | 9.8 Mark Ellis | 6.6 Rickie Weeks | 5.7 Jeff Kent | 4.9 Robinson Cano | 1.5 Felipe Lopez | -5.6 Freddy Sanchez | -12.8 [/table]

Nice shot by Cano.

Thanks! * Quoted post edited for content and to fit into the space allotted.

Four missed calls by Cousins so far: three Wakefield strikes called balls, and one Pettitte ball called a strike.

Hey, didja catch where I agreed with you before you even posted? BTW, Pitch f/x showed that ball to Abreu as four inches within the strike zone. Cousins costs Boston a run.

Agreed.

Projections on 19 year old players in AA are usually sky-high just because few players reach AA at 19 if they're not going to be stars. Tabata is doing badly enough that both scouts and stats suggest that he's no longer a great prospect, Jacko. You've got my links for reference on both. We do, however, appreciate your dissenting opinion, and we are happy to hear that you consider the fifth-best position player prospect on a AA team to be a future star.

He's only missed one call thus far today.

My Pitch f/x chart shows one high called strike all day, and Pettitte threw it.

June 20, 2008 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7690 June 30, 2008 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7738 Projected peak value as a hitter, based upon his youth and his 2008 AA stats: .273/.347/.357. That's barely MLB-caliber for a right fielder, and it's fifth-best on his AA team. :thumbdown http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/pageEaspeak.php

Kudos to Manny for running hard to first. 2-0