Well, there you have it. The Mark Teixeira sweepstakes has ended and the New York Yankees walk away with the superstar free agent first baseman. All the major outlets are reporting that the Yankees have reached an 8-year deal with Teixeira worth close to $180 million. Once again, the Yankees dig into their infinitely deep pockets and leave the rest the league in the dust. First they lure C.C. Sabathia away from Los Angeles by making him an offer he couldn't refuse, then they snatch up A.J. Burnett, and now this. Believe it or not, my friends, the Yankees have spent over $400 million in the span of two weeks.
This is exactly why I'm a Mets fan. Even if I could get behind American League baseball, I don't think I could ever fully get behind the Steinbrenner Yankees. Personally, I really feel the way they manage that organization does a disservice to Major League Baseball and to the fans. Everyone knows the Yankees are almost solely responsible for MLB salaries having skyrocketed in recent years. The way they throw money around takes that little something away from the game. There's a little less magic in the Bronx. Its more like the last few rounds of monopoly, when your evil sister has hotels on Broadway and Park Place, yet she insists on buying up everything else on the board, thereby taking the fun out of the ENTIRE GAME.
Yeah. It's like that.
Baseball is about so much more than money, at least it is to me. For all the Yankees have spent in this off season, it better be worth it. I would just LOVE to watch them spend all this dough and not make the playoffs again. It would be such a sweet personal victory, however unrealistic. A girl can dream.
I'm mostly disappointed because I really wanted Teixeira to come back home to the National League, specifically with the Nationals. They wallowed at the bottom of the NL East last year, and a superstar first baseman would really have given that organization a lift. Plus, I would get to see Teixeira play the Mets several times a year, and that would have been nice. I don't make it up to Yankee Stadium much, as you can surely imagine. I'd really prefer not to hear about the Yankees any more between now and spring training either. I'm officially over it. If they sign Manny Ramirez, I'll be angry, but not surprised. Hopefully they can manage to shut the hell up for a few weeks and give me some peace.
To Texeira, Sabathia, and Burnett I say: Good luck with that.
-boogie
Tuesday, December 23
Yanks Sign Teixeira
Tuesday, December 9
METS SIGN K-ROD
IT IS DONE!
ESPN.com News is now reporting the New York Mets and Francisco Rodriguez have agreed to a 3-year deal for $37 Million plus incentives. K-Rod will step in as closer for Billy Wagner, who will miss the entire '09 season while he recovers from Tommy John surgery.
The collective sigh of relief from Mets fans was heard worldwide.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
-boogie
Friday, November 28
Should The Patriots Trade Tom Brady?
Pick your jaw up off the floor. It's a valid question. Let's think about it...
Matt Cassell has stepped in and led the team to a record of 7-4. The Patriots have a favorable schedule down the stretch, and it is entirely possible they could go on a tear and win the final five games in a row. If they don't take the division out from under the Jets, they have a serious shot at the Wild Card. If even a couple of those things fall into place, its going to be very difficult for the Patriots organization to not to reward Cassel handsomely with a HUGE contract and starting QB position for the 2010 season and beyond.
That's right, I said it.
I'm sure the Patriots are at least discussing the option of trading their injured superstar quarterback, Tom Brady. It may be in the best interest of the team to see what they can get for Brady now. The fact is Matt Cassell will be someone's starting quarterback next year. Will it be for the Patriots? He is a free agent at the end of this season, and his stock has gone WAY up. After two 400 yard games in a row, Cassell has definitely caught the attention of the NFL owners. With so many teams doing the QB shuffle, a 26 year-old with a fresh and accurate arm who has understudied the best QB in the game for three years is a god-send. The Patriots would be compensated handsomely in a Tom Brady trade. They could get a couple of big name position players, filling holes on on offense or defense. If the Patriots allow Cassell to leave as a free agent, they get squat. It's all very similar to the move the Patriots made in 2001 when Tom Brady took over for Drew Bledsoe.
Now, the question is can Matt Cassell be as good as Tom Brady? Well the talent and potential are obviously there. Now lets see what the stats tell us.
Over Tom Brady's first 15 games in 2001 he had 413 attempts, 264 completions for 2,843 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while being sacked 41 times.
Over Matt Cassel's first 11 games this year he has 359 attempts, 238 completions for 2,615 yards with 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions while being sacked 34 times.
We'll be able to make a more direct comparison during week 15, but these numbers are comparable and its already clear that Cassel matches up after only 11 weeks as a starter.
Take whichever side you want, but all I'm saying is if the Pats decide to make Brady's comeback someone else's problem - I wouldn't be upset...or surprised.
Thoughts??
-boogie
Monday, November 24
Boogie... I Hope You're Sitting Down
According to Jon Neyman at SI.com:
There are indications the Mets might consider overhauling their catching situation. While the Mets haven't spoken publicly about any dissatisfaction with their tandem of Brian Schneider and Ramon Castro, some competing executives say the Mets, whose top priorities remain a closer and a starting pitcher, appear open to trading either catcher.
Should the Mets find a deal for their catchers, longtime Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, a free agent, could be a possibility for them. Mets GM Omar Minaya has always liked Ivan Rodriguez, but it isn't known whether they'd consider I-Rod, as well.
Ummm... yeah. Just saying. Let's get him and keep him til Mauer's contracts expires in 2010! We could use some good solid catching in Queens. Read More......
Monday, November 3
Manny Being Manny
"I want to see who is the highest bidder. Gas is up and so am I." ~Manny Ramirez from an October 16, 2008 LA Times interview
I haven't decided how badly I want the Mets to make a play for Manny. I guess if it happens, I wouldn't turn my nose up...but I'm not gonna break out a party hat either.
-boogie
Friday, October 31
An Open Letter to Omar Minaya
Dear Mr. Minaya,
The Ladies Locker Room team would first like to thank you for your diligence with respect to the New York Mets franchise and its future. We truly believe that you have a vision for the future of our ballclub and that vision includes division titles, pennants, and World Series Championships galore. It's great to know that we are all on the same page. There's nothing we'd love more than to christen Citifield with an exciting postseason run in 2009. To that end, we hope you have heard the news of Trevor Hoffman's free agency declaration. We here at LLR have one thing to say regarding this news:
GET IT DONE, OMAR. GET IT DONE.
We don't need to tell you that Trevor Hoffman is one of the greatest closers in baseball history and a LOCK for Cooperstown, or that dumping Luis Castillo will free up space in the salary cap to close a Hoffman deal. You're good at your job. You know these things. Make it happen.
That is all.
Respectfully,
Boogie
Type rest of the post here
Wednesday, October 8
This Kid Wants To Play For The Mets
I know the off-season hasn't technically started yet, and that it probably won't be for a few weeks after the end of the World Series that we hear of trade & free agent rumors. However, I do enjoy it when I find pictures of MLB players in Litttle League.
Image from Orlando's WebsiteApparently, according to Marty Noble of MLB.com, this kid 'yearns to play for the Mets'. Hopefully Omar finds something to do with Luis Castillo, because this is none other then Orlando Hudson.
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