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Celebrate good times...
Because I'm the mod, they're both mods, and I feel like it (neener!):
Happy birthday, Ryan!
a.k.a. tartabully
and
Happy birthday, Shannon!
a.k.a. crazypicklearm
How's that for a present, my friends?
For anyone else born on/near this day, same goes to you! -
let the record show that:
a.) Tori Hunter is a moron for bunting
b.) Mike Soscia and Tori Hunter are bigger morons for arguing this call:
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revisiting the swisher trade
A lot of people will look at the big three (Sabathia, Tex, Burnett) as the Yankees best pick ups this off season. Somehow, Nick Swisher seems to get lost in the fold by the national media. As of today, Swish is posting an OPS+ of 130 (good for a line of .254AVG/.378OBP/.506SLG) with 26 bombs. The trade that netted Swisher sent Wilson Betemit, Jeff ( Read more... ) -
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In 2009, Cody Ransom has a line of .200AVG/.268OBP/.347SLG. That's good for an OPS of .615. In the field, he has a UZR rating of -5. If you took that data and stretched it out over 150 games, he would be at -35. That's -35 runs below average in the field ( Read more... ) -
Yankees scouting their NL Farm Team
LINKThe Yankees had scouts watching Ian Snell today. To summarize the article, Snell has made it clear he wants out of Pittsburgh. He asked the team to demote him to AAA and has been a beast since returning. Coming into today he had 32.1IP, 43 strikeouts, 12 walks, and 2 earned runs. His line today was 5IP, 9H, 2ER, 4K, 1BB, 6GB-4FB and 81 pitches ( Read more... ) -
Hughes for Santana
There was a debate going in the game thread about not trading for Johan Santana. The community was split on what they wanted. For me it would have been hard to see Hughes go but the moment Santana put on a Yankee hat I would have forgotten it. This post is to clear up a few misconceptions people have about the proposed trade ( Read more... ) -
Mussina.
So who should take Mussina's spot in the rotation for about two months? Theres no way the Yankees are going anywhere with Moose being relied upon. He can't get anyone to swing and miss anymore, he doesn't have the outstanding command to match his poor velocity, and hes old.