Yankees acquire Brandon McCarthy

And outrun a horse...stand your ground with a 44mag Alaskan.

 

Fun fact about horses, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make em fuck the fish.

 

No cowboy gene eh Rick?

 

Well I use to go to bed with my stirups on but I kept tearing up the sheets.

 

Spurs....stirrups are attached to the saddle (western), otherwise known as irons.


Ah...I see what you did there.

 

I think this made us worse.... This deal makes ZERO sense...

 

here's a fact about this trade

no one should really give a fuck that middling prospect at best vidal nuno is gone so it really doesn't matter who the player we got in return is

any bitching is useless bitching

 

^^^ kinda like what you're doing?

 

pretty much....

 

not really

pretty much all you do is flame

McCarthy could end up being bad but he's been unlucky

Nuno is just bad

 

...and all you do is "bitch".

 

why is this a bad trade?

 

...when did I say it was a bad trade?...I didn't.


...spin again.

 

okay well you did say how does this make us better? why do you think it doesn't?

 

...uhhh, I also said this;

..."hey man, don't get me wrong, I hope the guy gets his mojo back, especially now that he wears the correct uniform...but I just don't see it as really improving the team."

...the Yanx don't need another middle/back of the rotation starter...they need a difference maker...if you can dispute this, I'm all ears...otherwise get off my nuts.


...but if you wanna "play", you know I'm more than capable...your call.

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/keith-law/post?id=2490

Law pretty much goes into it without mentioning McCarthy's FIP in his description of his bad luck. If the Yankees were able to get someone with even the smallest bit of upside for Nuno, even if it ends up not working, you pull the trigger.

 

So don't try and upgrade the team unless it's for a major starter? They saw an opportunity to slightly better the club while giving up essentially nothing. But don't make any moves unless it's for David Price?

 

...who the hell said that?...Jesus, stop making shit up.

...lemme get this straight, after bashing Cashman incessantly, you're now going to say that he earned his money here?...the Yankees now have NO LHed STARTERS....but yeah, like you said, "even if it ends up not working, you pull the trigger."...brilliant, simply brilliant.

 

So I said he "earned his money"? Who's making shit up now? it's a decent trade, he's still been a failure overall for several years

"...the Yanx don't need another middle/back of the rotation starter...they need a difference maker.."

well, of course but does that mean don't trade a crappy player in Nuno for someone with a small amount of possible upside?