Yankees sign pitcher Nomo to a minor league contract........

[OldHappyCubFan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-nomo&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

 

They are officially crazy.

Edited July 27, 2005 by OldHappyCubFan

[E.J.]

Haha. Good luck with that. :D

[Flames24Rulz]

LOL!

 

They are the most desparate team in the league. First Leiter and now Nomo?!? Seriously, what do they see in a guy that is as washed up as Nomo?

[chicubs]

....to a minor league contract. Not a big risk.

[Flames24Rulz]

....to a minor league contract. Not a big risk.

 

September callup maybe?

[Backtobanks]

I haven't turned 58 yet and my right shoulder bothers me, but I think I will start getting in shape----just in case.

[GaryWoods]

http://webwarper.net/ww/~av/sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-nomo&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

 

 

They are officially crazy.

 

A team desperate for pitching signing Nomo to a minor league deal isn't any more crazy than a team needing a shortstop signing Ricky Gutierrez, Rey Ordonez, and Neifi Perez in the same season.

 

Nomo's just a year removed from a very good season in 2003; I don't know that any of those guys have ever really had what you'd call a "good" season.

 

Well, maybe Ricky when he was with the Cubs before.

[katway]

I recall when Nomo refused to go to AAA with the Cubs, so he never pitched a regular season game for us... How times have changed. Now, he's signing minor league contracts.

[GaryWoods]

I recall when Nomo refused to go to AAA with the Cubs, so he never pitched a regular season game for us... How times have changed. Now, he's signing minor league contracts.

 

Nomo was in AAA under a minor-league contract for the Cubs. When he signed, the agreement was that he would make a certain number of starts then be called up or released. The Cubs wanted him to make a couple more starts, but he refused; so he was released, signed with the Brewers, and turned his career around.

 

How come the retreads the Cubs hang onto never turn their careers around? I'm thinking about Larry Gura, Mat Keough, Dave Smith, Howard Johnson; Gary Gaetti had a nice comeback after they picked him up in 1998, but bringing him back for '99 was a mistake. Rick Reuschel was a better pitcher after his comeback than he was before his injury, but not until after the Cubs released him.

[sweetpeteman]

I recall when Nomo refused to go to AAA with the Cubs, so he never pitched a regular season game for us... How times have changed. Now, he's signing minor league contracts.

 

Nomo was in AAA under a minor-league contract for the Cubs. When he signed, the agreement was that he would make a certain number of starts then be called up or released. The Cubs wanted him to make a couple more starts, but he refused; so he was released, signed with the Brewers, and turned his career around.

 

How come the retreads the Cubs hang onto never turn their careers around? I'm thinking about Larry Gura, Mat Keough, Dave Smith, Howard Johnson; Gary Gaetti had a nice comeback after they picked him up in 1998, but bringing him back for '99 was a mistake. Rick Reuschel was a better pitcher after his comeback than he was before his injury, but not until after the Cubs released him.

 

Rusch has really turned out pretty well, so far...

 

Neifi has been okay, but about what was expected.

[TB_11]

36 years old, 7.24 ERA this season.

 

Fits in perfectly with the rest of the Yankees rotation.

[Derwood]

http://www.simleaguebaseball.com/talltales/hahageorge.jpg

[GaryWoods]

I recall when Nomo refused to go to AAA with the Cubs, so he never pitched a regular season game for us... How times have changed. Now, he's signing minor league contracts.

 

Nomo was in AAA under a minor-league contract for the Cubs. When he signed, the agreement was that he would make a certain number of starts then be called up or released. The Cubs wanted him to make a couple more starts, but he refused; so he was released, signed with the Brewers, and turned his career around.

 

How come the retreads the Cubs hang onto never turn their careers around? I'm thinking about Larry Gura, Mat Keough, Dave Smith, Howard Johnson; Gary Gaetti had a nice comeback after they picked him up in 1998, but bringing him back for '99 was a mistake. Rick Reuschel was a better pitcher after his comeback than he was before his injury, but not until after the Cubs released him.

 

Rusch has really turned out pretty well, so far...

 

Neifi has been okay, but about what was expected.

 

I thought about Rusch after I posted this; Dempster has done alright, as well.

 

Neifi fits more into the Gaetti category, playing well enough last year to warrant a return; then getting off to a hot start this year to solidify himself as the starter until Nomar returns before reverting to his typical lameness.

Edited July 28, 2005 by GaryWoods

[Derwood]

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