Kazuo Matsui to the Astros (per ESPN 1000)

[Yanksfan1523]

I'm not fighting you nor do I want to. I'm trying to convince you that the Yankees problems are not centered around Alex Rodriguez and letting him go is not the answer to all their problems. It's a move that makes them worse off and you can't seem to grasp that. You keep screaming team team team and bring up the 98 yankees offense being better because it was a team.

 

 

LOL. I never screamed the 98 Yanks had a better offense. I said that team was a better TEAM then the current crop of pinstripes. Pitching, defense, desire to win, heart and soul! Nothing about being better offensively.

 

I am also not anti-Alex. Let him get that money elsewhere. I am willing to suffer a bad season or two after losing him. He is a great player, I just don't like him on my team. And contrary to your belief, I know the Yankees have more problem than A-Rod. I have said as much in other threads! There are many flaws and I see them. Pavano, Farnsworth, Sheff over Vlad, they Yankees have made MANY mistakes and I don't put it on one guy.

 

Yet you can't seem to wait to be rid of the best player in baseball...

 

 

Sorry I don't share your love of A-Rod. Guess I will go bury my head in the sand. How could I have been so blind to the fact that the yankees never won before A-Rod! Yes The Yankees need A-Rod or we will NEVER win again!!

[Mephistopheles]

no ones saying you wont win without him. its just easier to win with him than it is without him, obviously.

[Rob]

Kaz Matsui is a pretty bad baseball player.

[Yanksfan1523]

no ones saying you wont win without him. its just easier to win with him than it is without him, obviously.

 

Obviously, I have agreed with that in the A-Rod thread. A-Rod is tremendous, but he opted out and now wants 30-35 million per. I don't think he should get that much. plus that means you are paying him 40 in the last years, that is crushing!

 

Funny, I was talking about Kaz Matsui here, and A-rod keeps coming up. That is why I stopped responding in the A-rod thread. I GET IT --WE DISAGREE. I hope A-Rod signs with the Cubs!! Then with the payroll you can be closer to the Yanks money and still never win!

[Mephistopheles]

no ones saying you wont win without him. its just easier to win with him than it is without him, obviously.

 

Obviously, I have agreed with that in the A-Rod thread. A-Rod is tremendous, but he opted out and now wants 30-35 million per. I don't think he should get that much. plus that means you are paying him 40 in the last years, that is crushing!

 

Funny, I was talking about Kaz Matsui here, and A-rod keeps coming up. That is why I stopped responding in the A-rod thread. I GET IT --WE DISAGREE. I hope A-Rod signs with the Cubs!! Then with the payroll you can be closer to the Yanks money and still never win!

 

Yeah comments like that aren't going to make Cub fans like you, especially on a Cubs message board.

[Yanksfan1523]

So, Kaz matsui, huh?

[BigSlick]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

[Yanksfan1523]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

Big mistake

[BigSlick]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

Big mistake

 

:-s

 

Is that a play off my name or something?

[Yanksfan1523]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

Big mistake

 

:-s

 

Is that a play off my name or something?

 

LOL, no I meant no disrespect. Lord knows the last thing I need is another enemy here.

[Guest]

Speaking of SS's, would Milwaukee be willing to deal Bill Hall to the Cubs for a respectable return? Or would they not make a potential impact trade to a team in the same division?

 

i wouldn't if i were them (MIL)

 

Kenny Williams talked to the Brewers about Hall (before they re-signed Uribe) but it sounds like the Brewers were asking for a lot and the White Sox aren't even a divisional rival. Obviously I'd prefer Hall.

[nilodnayr]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

what have you heard?

[sethuel1]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

what have you heard?

that we're going to jump at the chance to sign Kaz matsui?

[frostwyrm]

So Matsui is getting a 3/13 offer? If Hendry wanted an all-glove no-stick SS why didn't he just hang on to Izturis and pick up his option for $5.45M? It would have been only a one-year committment instead of the three years that Matsui will get. I HATED having Izzy here and certainly didn't want to see his option exercised but 3/13 for Matsui is enough to make me want Izzy back.

 

Ceszuo Iztui?

 

One thing worth considering is that if Jimbo did pick up Izzy's option at $5.45M there wouldn't have been any way to backload it. The whole sum would have gone onto the 2008 payroll. With Kaz he can offer a backloaded 3/13 contract with a very low payment in 2008. I believe Hendry really is cynical and selfish enough to think this way.

[Schwarber Fan]

If this happens, why not move DeRosa to SS? He has shown he can basically play all infield positions and I think DeRosa/Matsui would be an upgrade over Theriot/Matsui.

[C.C.]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done.

 

Where did you read or hear this from?

[CuseCubFan69]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

Big mistake

 

:-s

 

Is that a play off my name or something?

 

LOL, no I meant no disrespect. Lord knows the last thing I need is another enemy here.

 

I like the fact we have a Yanks fan on this site. Who's your favorite Little Rascal, Spanky?

 

Welcome aboard! I love having fans form other teams on this site. But, you're going to have to be careful at times because of your allegiance to the Evil Empire.

[nilodnayr]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

what have you heard?

that we're going to jump at the chance to sign Kaz matsui?

 

Ahh, so by "heard" he means he read the same article from the Denver Post that everyone else did?

[Yanksfan1523]

I'm so bumbed. From what I hear this deal is pretty much done, and they are goin to relegate DeRosa to utility player agian. Figures, we aren't allowed to have a league average (or above average!) quality 2b for long, GOTTA GRAB SOME BENCH KID.

 

I'm going to kill myself. I hate the Cubs so [expletive] much.

 

Big mistake

 

:-s

 

Is that a play off my name or something?

 

LOL, no I meant no disrespect. Lord knows the last thing I need is another enemy here.

 

I like the fact we have a Yanks fan on this site. Who's your favorite Little Rascal, Spanky?

 

Welcome aboard! I love having fans form other teams on this site. But, you're going to have to be careful at times because of your allegiance to the Evil Empire.

 

I thought the "Evil Empire" had moved farther northeast. LOL. I promise I am not an idiot 96er Yankees fan. I do hae knowledge of the game and of other teams. I actually grew up in Illinois and understand Cubs pain. I will try to behave on the boards.

[BigbadB]

I thought the "Evil Empire" had moved farther northeast.

 

When Boston is paying a 12-14m SS over 20m a year, then we might be able to shift that nickname from NYY to Boston.

[Yanksfan1523]

I thought the "Evil Empire" had moved farther northeast.

 

When Boston is paying a 12-14m SS over 20m a year, then we might be able to shift that nickname from NYY to Boston.

 

I thought it already had shifted. Started after they overpaid the posting fee for Dice-K.

[Guest]

They're both evil..

[VanceJergins]

I thought the "Evil Empire" had moved farther northeast.

 

When Boston is paying a 12-14m SS over 20m a year, then we might be able to shift that nickname from NYY to Boston.

 

I thought it already had shifted. Started after they overpaid the posting fee for Dice-K.

 

The Yankees payroll was still 46m more than the Red Sox and 74m more than the 3rd biggest payroll.

[Mizzou]

So what's the deal with this? I read the initial 10 posts with people freaking out, but what has transpired since that article first came out? Anything at all?

[nilodnayr]

So what's the deal with this? I read the initial 10 posts with people freaking out, but what has transpired since that article first came out? Anything at all?

 

Nothing to confirm nor deny.