Game Thread Wednesday 4/27/16 Yankees @ Rangers 8:05PM

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  1. Yankeefan5545

    Yankeefan5545 Well-Known Member

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    Even when this group attempts to be right, they always end up wrong.
     
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    A total of 6 runs in the entire series. This offense is pathetic.
     
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    Pathetic, EOM.
     
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    2 for his last 24 & on the year no extra base hits only 2 rbi & an OBP of .227
     
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    This is the third baseman. It's a disgrace. It's not even an exaggeration to say he's not hitting at all.
     
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    ...11 of 15 AL teams at .500 or better.
     
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  7. Rick2583

    Rick2583 Chairman of the board

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    I know its early but, at the rate they're going the Yankees may not see 500 all season.
     
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    yankeesince59 "Oh Captain, my Captain".

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    ..."poorly constructed team".
     
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    Girardi will end up being the scapegoat for Cashman's mess. I also question how good a lot of these prospects the Yankees have are. As they reach 24-25 isn't it time to see something instead of constantly stashing them in the minors? Frankly, I don't think many of them are all that good. Even if some might be who will ever get the chance when long term contracts clog up the system? Even the Red Sox learned that even if it takes a couple of tanked seasons you have to be in position to turn the roster over. More over they still have done nothing to replace the level of hitter that Cano was for them in the lineup. I didn't want Cano back for the ten years of a contract he would never live up to. That said you cannot lose that production, have your other hitters continue to regress and then be shocked that your offense really isn't all that good. When the long ball isn't there for this group they can do little else to score runs.
     
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    ...yup...I saying earlier that if things don't turn around by the AS break, Girardi will get canned. We've been fooled by the Yankees propaganda and hype machine to believe there were youngsters/top prospects waiting in the wings...as far as position players, when was the last time a Yankees prospect actually made an impact or became a star?...Cano?...that was over 10 years ago.

    ...but yeah, let's give Cashman another raise and an extension for the great job he's done.
     
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    I agree, its time to start seeing some of these prospects ASAP before they get to old to be productive.
     
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    Ron, I simply don't think they're all that good and even if they might be they don't seem like they will ever get the chance. I'd rather see guys like Judge and Sanchez up here trying to see if they're MLB caliber players instead of rotting in the minors until they're 25-26 years old.

    Rick, I completely agree with you but to me they're trying to justify ridiculous ticket prices by trotting the same overpaid and non productive lineup out on the field night in and night out. I realize it sucks that Bird got hurt but even if he didn't where was he going to play?
     
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    ^^^yup, the farm system is also the responsibility of the GM...but Cashman has never had to rely on the farm because he's had a blank checkbook the buy mercenary FAs to plug holes...and the poor youngster who were drafted seldom have a path to the big league roster because those roster spots are clogged up by FAs who either are failures or are too old because they were giving idiotic contracts that took them way past their peak years.

    ...this franchise may never see another WS ring in my lifetime...unless of course, changes are made in management and/or ownership.
     
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    Vic for starters next season I'd like to see A-Rod put his mega ego aside & retire early, followed by seeing Bird at 1st base & Judge in right field.
     
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    Yankees could have made a statement last year and cut ARod and taken the $ hit.

    That failure will damn this organization for at least a decade.
     
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    The Yankees made their bed with Arod and were lucky to get the year suspension where they didn't have to pay him. I wouldn't leave money like that on the table and wouldn't expect anyone else to either.
     
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    That's a tactical decision where a strategic one was needed.
     
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    ...but that's exactly the point...taking the money they saved during his suspension and applying it to next year, they could essentially cut out the last year ARod's contract (next year) and cut him loose after this year...the net paid to him would be the same...or in other words, his contract would end up being one year shorter.
    ...they will have to pay next year's salary regardless of whether he plays or not...and if he's toast, cut him loose and replace him. If he's not producing he should not play, no matter his salary.


    ...and it's not really leaving money on the table because in essence the Steins already got a $25 Mil rebate on his suspension salary.
     
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    I was talking more about what Rick said. Arod is not going to retire and walk away. The Yankees can pay him to leave but the Yankees gave him the deal and it is what it is. If they want to buy him out that's their choice. It's not my money and they have certainly wasted enough of it over the last several years.
     
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    ...ahh, gotcha.
     
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