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Re: Does Torre get fired if Yankees lose game 7?
is he spending it wisely, or does he have such a large margin for error that it doesn't matter?
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Lots of teams spent a lot of money in past year with little effect: the Orioles and Dodgers come to mind.
But look at what Steinbrenner did this year: They lost Clemens, Pettitte, and Wells who won 52 game last year. How many teams losing 3/4 of their starting rotation have won 101 games the following year? They got El Duque back, rehabilitated Leiber, and got 24 wins out of Brown/Vasquez. Tom Gordon was a lifesaver. They had a weakness in right field and they got a great year out of Sheffield. Miguel Cairo hit .290 and played well. And the new third baseman wasn't bad. They recognized their needs and got quality players to fill them. |
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They recognized their needs and got quality players to fill them.
Cmon! Signing Bill Mueller is seeing a need and filling it with a quality player. Taking a chance by signing Jon Leiber is risky/good GM work. Getting Kevin Brown/Javier Vasquez/Alex Rodriguez/Gary Sheffield in ONE offseason is a tad overboard IMO and covers up mistakes that would DOOM most teams(giambi/contreras). EDIT: I will concede that Brain Cashman is a good GM, but the NYY have amargin for error that FAR exceeds any other team. |
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You don't think Brown was a mistake himself?
Sure, almost anyone's better than Jeff Weaver the choke artist, but Brown is way too fragile to rely upon these days. How much of the season did he miss for the Yankees? |
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They gave up a very good player for A-Rod. The Sox tried to get A-rod but screwed it up. Vasquez was a deal worked out with the MLB-owned Expos. And Weaver won more games with the Dodgers than Brown did with the Yankees. Sheffield was a free agent who apparently wanted to come to work for the Yankees, supposedly negotiating the deal directly with Steinbrenner, bypassing his own agent and Cashman.
Obviously, having $ solves a lot of trouble. But you still have to be smart. |
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Obviously, having $ solves a lot of trouble. But you still have to be smart.
Ohh no doubt they are a well run business, I just think that the free spending and future mortgaing WILL catch up with them. Lowe vs Brown in game 7 Who has the more fragile state of mind? [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] |
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Lowe certainly pitched better in his start than Brown did in his. I guess if Lowe gets in trouble we'll see Wakefield real quick, and maybe even Pedro for a few outs if needed. And if Brown doesn't have it, Vasquez, or maybe El Duque first.
As a Yankee fan, I dread the thought of the Giant Gag. As a baseball fan, it's a game of historic proportions. Unbelievable they could top last year's script, but they have. |
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Taking a chance by signing Jon Leiber is risky/good GM work. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think this particular move was a risky as people may think. TJ surgery has been proven to be very successful. The Yankees are one of the few teams able to spend the money though on a player that won't play for an entire year. |
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