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  1. Bellhorn04
    I think you also have to include Ortiz. There were a lot of complaints about his deal.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Or Tazawa as relief ace/backup closer.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Cashman has been a good GM for the Yanks but the guy is actually a nutjob. I'm surprised the Yankees have tolerated his antics this long. Can you imagine if Ben Cherington had a 'Fatal Attraction' stalker like Cash did?
  4. Bellhorn04
    I think we should hold off on that. But I like the guy a lot so I'm not very objective about it.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Based on a small sample though.
  6. Bellhorn04
    But of course.
  7. Bellhorn04
    The magical 7 run rule.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Better yet, drill one off Steve Tyler when he's in the Monster seats.
  9. Bellhorn04
    I think Napoli will go on another nice RBI run soon. And if he stays healthy I think his numbers at the end of the year will be solid.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, he seems to have cut down on his swing a bit. Finally got tired of all the mighty swishes.
  11. Bellhorn04
    I know that 'closer by committee' is like a dirty word, but it seems to me that a tandem of Uehara and Tazawa could work.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Agreed, but at this point it's like saying re-acquiring Papelbon would make us better than re-acquiring Jenks.
  13. Bellhorn04
    I know, and it looks like you were dead right.
  14. Bellhorn04
    It looks like Pap's loss of velocity and reduced K rate is catching up to him quickly. Last night he didn't get hit hard by any means. But he gave up a single, a hit by pitch and a walk, and he didn't strike anybody out.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Papelbon's blown saves for 2013: June 17 #1 June 19 #2 June 22 #3 June 24 #4
  16. Bellhorn04
    It's the same annual rate as guys like Haren and Edwin Jackson are getting, and Dempster is pitching much better than them. $13 million is 50% of what 'aces' are getting now. Insanely inflated as it is, it's just the current economy of baseball.
  17. Bellhorn04
    I don't think Dempster looks like a mistake at this point. He's got the second-most innings on the staff and his ERA is respectable, and close to what was expected. He's doing much better than a lot of the other dumpster boys like McCarthy, Haren, Jackson and Marcum.
  18. Bellhorn04
    That does have a cheeriness that is reminiscent of what they said about Bard when they sent him down 'to find consistency'.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Looking back at yesterday's game, I can understand Farrell using Bailey. But I'm perplexed why he didn't use him in the 6th to face the bottom of the order instead of the 7th to face the top. (Someone pointed this out on the game thread.)
  20. Bellhorn04
    That'd be great. I hope Taz can be the guy.
  21. Bellhorn04
    You're right, he's not. But a really solid closer would be an awfully nice addition to this team. Our bullpen would go from good to exceptional.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I'm pretty sure Taz will be given that opportunity. Probably sometime in this series.
  23. Bellhorn04
    I agree that Papelbon had a bad season in 2010. But I don't think the characterization of 2009 and 2011 is fair or consistent with how other players are evaluated. The blown save in the 2009 ALDS came on the only runs he's allowed in 27 postseason innings. We got swept in 3 games in 2009 so obviously the whole team has to share the blame. The same with 2011. Papelbon only blew 3 saves that season, meanwhile the team blew a 10 game lead in September. By this reasoning, the Yankees have had issues with Rivera at closer because he blew Game 7 of the 2001 WS and Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS.
  24. Bellhorn04
    For better or worse, the ship hasn't sailed quite yet. There's a pretty good chance the Phillies are willing to trade him.
  25. Bellhorn04
    We already did that with our offseason signings.
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