Yankees Offseason Thread

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I want to know what the hell they're going to do with Bernie now? They offered him arbitration and he's obviously going to make a nice bundle of cash. But to do what? DH? Then they have to play that hack of a 1B Giambi in the field. Put Bernie at 1B?

bernie will dh...he was horrid in CF the past couple years.  he's strictly a part-time bat now.

as for damon, i despise him.  but, the yanks needed a CF real bad...and a leadoff hitter too.  damon > bubba crosby...that's what it all comes down to...and it lets jeter move to his natural #2 position in the order, a-rod to #3, etc....damon might score 150 runs this season.
plus the move absolutely destroys boston's lineup.   ...and seeing all the yankee haters get all bent out of shape is fun too.

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i cant wait to see damon try and cover ground in cf at yankee stadium...its going to be so sad

cf in boston is tougher to play than cf in new york.....but i'm sure you already know that.   
if you don't think damon is an upgrade at cf (both defensively and offensively) over bubba crosby/bernie williams, then you're blind...or dumb...or both.

[ice grillin you]

cf in boston is tougher to play than cf in new york.....but i'm sure you already know that

youre kidding right...fenway has one deep nook in it...the stadium centerfield is cavernous at all points going like 385 to 400 in even the alleys

hes an absolute upgrade offensively but more runs is not what the yankees need...but a lot of people feel that he shouldnt even be playing centerfield anymore...which isnt any different from bernie...he is going to be a travesty out in death valley next year

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cf in boston is tougher to play than cf in new york.....but i'm sure you already know that

youre kidding right...fenway has one deep nook in it...the stadium centerfield is cavernous at all points going like 385 to 400 in even the alleys

you're wrong a lot.

Fenway Park measures 310 feet (94.5 meters) down the left field line: 379 feet (115.5 meters) in left center field; 390 feet (118.9 meters) in center field; 420 feet (128 meters) in deep center field; 380 feet (115.8 meters) in deep right field; and 302 feet (92 meters) down the right field line.

Yankee Stadium Dimensions: 318 to left, 377 to left-center, 408 to center, 372 to right-center, 314 to right

 

[ice grillin you]

and you always ask why yankee fans get bashed...because you have bandwagoners not even knowing about their own stadium...

its well known that yankee stadium power alleys to centerfield is the most cavernous in all of baseball...for you to copmpare it to the bandbox that is fenway is an abomination

yankee stadium left center power alley is like 400...or about the same as most centerfields...right center is a little less around 385ish

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and you always ask why yankee fans get bashed...because you have bandwagoners not even knowing about their own stadium...

its well known that yankee stadium power alleys to centerfield is the most cavernous in all of baseball...for you to copmpare it to the bandbox that is fenway is an abomination

yankee stadium left center power alley is like 400...or about the same as most centerfields...right center is a little less around 385ish

look up the dimensions, moron.  you are wrong.
cf in fenway jets out from 390 to 420...the power alley distances in fenway & yankee stadium are almost the same.

i just posted the dimensions but keep on ignoring them since they disprove your point. 
idiot.

[ice grillin you]

post a pic of yankee stadium where the left field power alley isnt around 400


left center   399 vs 379
center         408 vs 390 (fenway nook is 420)
right center 385 vs 380

again its amazing how youve never known that yankee stadium is monsterous in the alleys and center and mad short down the lines that what its known for...unless apparently  youre a yankee 'fan' then you think fenway is bigger...youre a disgrace to real new yorker yank fans

i mean have you really never heard of left center there being referred to as death valley

[DH]

When is Steinbrenner going to realize that pitching wins? The last thing the Yankees need is more runs added to the lineup. Sure, it can't hurt but the point is this - no one is afraid of Unit anymore, Mussina is old, Pavano doesn't want to be there, Wang has shoulder problems, and Small will not be 10-0 again. All this adds up to the same great site that we have been accustom to seeing the past 4 years...

[henchmanUK]

Jose Contreras for Esteban Loaiza. Once again, thank you George.

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post a pic of yankee stadium where the left field power alley isnt around 400


left center   377 vs 379
center         408 vs 390-420 (fenway nook is 420)
right center 372 vs 380

i fixed your make believe measurements & put in the actual dimensions....btw, your "nook" counts too.
so, besides your made up numbers, the "death valley" nickname is your only backup? 

dude, you're wrong...still.

[hunt]

When is Steinbrenner going to realize that pitching wins? The last thing the Yankees need is more runs added to the lineup. Sure, it can't hurt but the point is this - no one is afraid of Unit anymore, Mussina is old, Pavano doesn't want to be there, Wang has shoulder problems, and Small will not be 10-0 again.

cf was a definite need and there aren't any decent starting pitchers available.  if one becomes available, i'm sure they'll look at signing him.  signing damon doesn't prevent them from making any other moves...they're not the sils.

[phattymatty]

The last thing the Yankees need is more runs added to the lineup.

Baseball sucks but that still doesn't make any sense at all.

[ice grillin you]

lemme break it down for you...a 420 nook that gets five balls a year hit into it is not the same as a 400 foot power alley or even a true 408 center field

and please post anything other than you editing what i wrote that shows those are the yankee stadium dimensions

once again youre a yankee fan that has never heard that yankee stadium centerfield is the most expansive in baseball...how is that possible...and to boot youre saying fenway is larger because it has a tiny section of center field that is deep...i guess minute maid park is bigger than the stradium as well??

this is what im telling you

left center   399
center         408
right center 385 

thats yankee stadium until you prove otherwise...your garbage may fly with the geeks you hang with on the WU but dont bring that ish round these parts

youre a clown and just another bogus bandwagoneer yank fan

[henchmanUK]

there aren't any decent starting pitchers available.

Javier Vazquez, oh wait you got rid of him already. Jose Contreras, oh wait, him too, Orlando Hernandez... hmmm...

[DH]

When is Steinbrenner going to realize that pitching wins? The last thing the Yankees need is more runs added to the lineup. Sure, it can't hurt but the point is this - no one is afraid of Unit anymore, Mussina is old, Pavano doesn't want to be there, Wang has shoulder problems, and Small will not be 10-0 again.

cf was a definite need and there aren't any decent starting pitchers available.  if one becomes available, i'm sure they'll look at signing him.  signing damon doesn't prevent them from making any other moves...they're not the sils.

It was a huge need, and it makes the Yankees a better team. Both by giving them a leadoff hitter and a CF, as well as taking from Boston. But, shouldn't efforts be made to go out and get some pitching? This is the worst rotation the Yankees have had to start a season since 95. Murderers Row of 06 or not, with this staff, the Yankees won't be winning #27 anytime soon.

I'd rather have a quality staff like the Sox had last year (with two Yankee castoffs, mind you) with a better than average lineup, than a below average staff with the Yanks lineup. You can argue that, or just look at recent history.