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It's official. Mike Mussina has signed a two-year deal to stay with the Yanks. Moose made a couple of few enemies recently, but Yankee fans should be happy to see him return. Considering the dough that's being thrown around this winter, the Bombers got Mussina on the cheap.
"Carl Pavano, who didn't pitch in the Majors at all last season because of a myriad of injuries."
please .... its "Carl Pavanomas"
(registered trademark / Patent Pending)
1 The Enigma, Ca$h-the-man said.
i hope hughes and sanchez are warming up...
http://yankees-chick.blogspot.com
Johnson 8.9 winshares/Wright 7.8 winshares Eh! Pick'em. Unit still turns the gate, still has some good days left if his back is ok and he wasn't going anywhere. Wright is what he is: a serviceable back end bullpen killer with a $7 million option and a $4 million buyout. Love him in that dopey bird uni.
I'll bet we see one or both of Hughes/Sanchez around mid July next summer.
The Pavanomas is a mythological creature; sort of like Bigfoot, but there have been fewer sightings.
Video of Igawa pitching in Japan:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4SR8Icwvw
While I'm still in denial about yet another Jint meltdown, it was good to hear Eli come clean:
http://tinyurl.com/wx57s
Mattingly, Tommy John, & Jay Buhner too.
http://tinyurl.com/y3h7vd
http://bosoxbanter.mlblogs.com/
"bosox banter" ???
Hey, they can glom our newly discarded drunken sailor spending habits, I'm cool with that — but this is too close to home...
17 Actually I was almost expecting A LOT worse from the NY media this morning. Maybe even they are stunned...
And Bklyn, you say the Giants are still playing? This is news to me! Last I heard the season ended after that thrilling victory over the Eagles. I don't know anything about this meltdown that you speak of; as far as I know, it never happened.
i think cashman has a few things in mind and i expect him to get zito, schmidt or lilly
Why sack a QB (Kiwanuka/Vince Young) or not give up a 26-yard run when it's 3rd and 22 when there is a chance of getting hurt. You can't blame them. They have to... oh, never mind. This is making me as crazy as the ALDS mmm...mel... meltd.. ah, fuggetit.
I've been getting the weird cut and paste insanity at Canyon of Heroes too. Just a blogger phase that will pass, I think. Peter gets it worst for some reason.
As for the Yankees rotation in 2007, I think it's in okay shape. I think we should feel comfortable with:
Wang
Mussina
Johnson
Pavano
Rasner
You know why? If the bottom 3 crap out in any combination, we'll be all over Hughes to move up to the bigs, which is a good thing, and Cash Money still has the chips to make a trade if he has to. He did it last year, and he'll do it again.
I think what you'll see though, is the Yankees will wait out this insane spending to nab a guy at the last minute. I think Cash Money wants to see the top guys drop off like flies, and lap up the scraps on a short term deal. I can easily see Gil Meche in pinstripes next year, as a place-warmer. He's got a career ERA+ of 97, and managed 10 and 11 wins the last two seasons, despite a 4.50 - 5.00 ERA. On the Yankees those wins probably bump to 13-14. On the 2003 Mariners, Meche went 15-13 with a 4.59 ERA. That team put up about 4.9 runs a game. If Meche were to join the Yankees, start 32 games, and hit a 4.59 ERA, you'd have to think he'd win 17 games by Pythagorean calculations. Could be a good back of the rotation gamble when the madness dies down.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y9da6y
Not to say that he'll become Chris Carpenter or Jason Schmidt, but it's at least out there. Matt Clement too, so it goes both ways....
Mike, who is this "Pavano" guy?
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